Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Vladislav Surkov

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian politician Vladislav Surkov.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov is a Russian politician and businessman. He was First Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration from 1999 to 2011, during which time he was often viewed as the main ideologist of the Kremlin who proposed and implemented the concept of sovereign democracy in Russia. From December 2011 until May 2013, Surkov served as the Russian Federation's Deputy Prime Minister. After his resignation, Surkov returned to the Presidential Executive Office and became a personal adviser of Vladimir Putin on relationships with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Ukraine. He was removed from this duty by presidential order in February 2020.

Russian - Politician | Born: September 21, 1964

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The main problem is that many support the United Russia Party without even agreeing with its ideology - or even having an ideology of their own.

Vladislav Surkov

When the Soviet Union was dissolved, most of us didn't even have the feeling that the country was falling apart. We thought we would continue with our lives as in the past, but as good neighbors.

Vladislav Surkov

I believe that renunciation of the Soviet Union was an expression of the free will of the Russian people.

Vladislav Surkov

Soviet-era nostalgia has strong support among the people. But not among the elite and, in my opinion, not with the president. We are not interested in keeping remnants of the communist era alive.

Vladislav Surkov

Parties can't be artificially assembled at the Kremlin.

Vladislav Surkov

The West doesn't have to love us. In fact, we should ask ourselves more often why people are so suspicious of us. After all, the West isn't a charity organization. How have we been perceived for centuries? As a huge, warlike realm ruled by despots - first by the czars and then Bolsheviks. Why should anyone have loved us? If we want to be accepted, we have to do something in return. And it's an art that we have yet to master.

Vladislav Surkov

I was on Khodorkovsky's payroll myself for ten years. I'm biased because I respect him.

Vladislav Surkov

As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.

Vladislav Surkov