Famous Quotes and Comments by Vladimir Putin

We lived in a small room, all three of us, in a communal apartment in Leningrad with no private facilities. We didn’t even have our own bath or shower. My parents worked a lot, so I spent lots of time in the streets with other teenagers.
Vladimir Putin

No, I am not going to run for president in 2008. No, we are not going to amend the constitution.
Vladimir Putin

14 years ago Russia made her choice for democracy. This was not in order to pander to anybody else, but for herself, for our own country and our own citizens. Naturally, the fundamental principle of democracy and the institutions of democracy have to be adapted to the realities of modern Russian life, and to our traditions and history. And we will do this ourselves. In this respect we proceed on the basis that a well-meaning view from outside, even if it is a critical view, will not hinder us but can only help. I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that even in the countries with so-called well-developed democracies, there are still plenty of issues and problems. Life goes on, and changes, and permanently presents us with new demands of the present day.
Vladimir Putin

The most important thing, in my view, was that democracy cannot be exported. It should be a product of internal development of a society.
Vladimir Putin

We are talking about the sport, not myself.
Vladimir Putin

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