I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. Garry Kasparov capitalismdemocracydistort Change image and share on social
Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin. Garry Kasparov bunchfallinstruction Change image and share on social
I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people. Garry Kasparov abroadcountryday share on social
I've met enough KGB colonels in my life. Garry Kasparov colonelhavekgb Change image and share on social
The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him. Garry Kasparov baddreampick share on social
If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences. Garry Kasparov consequencecountrydecision Change image and share on social
I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security. Garry Kasparov actionprotectprovocation Change image and share on social
Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials. Garry Kasparov abuseanymoreborder share on social
It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world. Garry Kasparov freelongrecognise Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, it's all about money. Garry Kasparov dayendmoney Change image and share on social