Consistency for me is everything.
We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.
When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.
I've been reading this little book. It's called the Russian constitution. And it says that the only source of power in Russia is the people. So I don't want to hear those who say we're appealing to the authorities. Who's the power here?
I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed.
The questioning is a stupid formality aimed exclusively at preventing us from speaking at the demonstration.
Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.
Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue.
I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.