Russia Quotes

“The despotism of Russia is the discipline of the camp substituted for the order of the city.”

“The thoughtful observer of Russian-American relations will find no cause for complaint in the Kremlin's taciturn, cautious, suspicious nature.”

“Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire.”

“I adore Russia. It's a land of such great heart and soul.”

“These men are not Communists. They are Russian imperialists.”

“We have underestimated the Russian colossus.”

“All Russians love melancholy. It's the national pastime.”

“They were stealing, stealing, and stealing. They are different people, but they all steal.”

“There is no solution in Syria without the Russians.”

“I do not blame the Russians for being what they are, I blame them for pretending to be what we are.”

“History in Russia is a battleground, a weapon, a justification.”

“The Emperor of Russia is a military chief, and each of his days is a day of battle.”

“Russia's aggression against Ukraine is a wake-up call for all of us.”

“The Russian government is an absolute monarchy tempered by assassination.”

“Hypocrisy is a vice that has become a national institution in Russia.”

“The air of this country is not conducive to truth.”

“Siberia begins at the Kremlin gates.”

“Russia is a nation of mutes.”

“So much falsehood, so much cunning, creates a political reality as impenetrable as the physical nature of the country.”

“Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are but a window for us to Europe.”