Sergei Markov Quotations

This special spirit ... it comes from how the artists feel about their mission.

They react to the music. The artistry, the inspiration of the musicianship comes first.

My own impression when I first heard the orchestra ? was a combination of perfection and warmth -- the perfection is not cold.

Iran will seek to drag out the negotiations, because while they are ongoing, the possibility of referral to the U.N Security Council and the possible implementation of economic sanctions are almost zero.

The world is our stage. They play here with the same passion, the same perfection as they play in Russia.

They still don't have very good relations and that will be their first goal during this meeting. That is important for making deals.

Events took a turn for the worse there and Ukraine turned out to be an unsound partner in terms of economic cooperation.

did not reflect the changes in the president's policy, but rather the strengthening of the government.

In a situation in which all the other peace mediators have proved to be paralyzed, we have in Russia a chance of giving the negotiating process a second wind.

After a few failures in the struggle with terrorists, public opinion has been very critical of the lack of systematic activity between government agencies. This is an attempt to answer these complaints.