I'm Only Sort Of A Politician.

In Russia An Authoritarian Leader Is Running The Country. You Can't Fight Putin With Elections Because He Controls Them. That's Why Demonstrations Are The Most Effective Approach. Unfortunately Russia Has Sunk To This Primitive Level.

We Now Live In A Country With A Thousand Political Prisoners, A Country Where Each Week There Are New Trials, Where People Are Put In Jail Because They Liked Something On The Internet.

Politics Is Traditionally A Male Domain In Russia.

Unfortunately, People Expect A Russian Opposition Politician To Be A Manic Libertarian Who Thinks The Oligarchs Are Great, Who Isn't Interested In The Problems Of Retirees And Who Believes The Invisible Hand Of The Market Will Resolve Everything.

Nobody Wants A Political Prisoner, But A Political Emigrant Is No Problem.