Vladimir Sorokin Quotes

Everyone in Russia must awaken the citizen within himself.

The worst thing that can happen to Russia is indifference in the West - that is, if it were interested in nothing but oil and gas.

The Khodorkovsky case is typical of the "oprichnina" - the system of oppression.

I have Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to thank that a Russian writer can not only write anything he wants, but also publish it.

The West should be even more vocal in insisting that the Russians respect human rights.

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In Russia one can be as pure as can be and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison.

As a storyteller I was influenced by the Moscow underground, where it was common to be apolitical.

In Russia only those who are loyal to the people in power can become wealthy.