“The West is pathetically naive about Russian reformers. We long to bel...” — Simon Sebag Montefiore Quote

“The West is pathetically naive about Russian reformers. We long to believe they are real liberals, but no liberal will ever rule Russia.”

“The shameless criminality of Lenin, Stalin, and the Cheka cast a long shadow, but I don't see their kind returning anytime soon.”

“Trump wants to be the first American tsar. With his hero worship of Putin, his admiration for the apparent omnipotence of the Kremlin, schoolboyish crush on Putin's gangster swagger and his contempt for democracy, Trump wants to rule with his family, taking decisions purely because he's right about everything like a tsar.”