Vladimir Sorokin Professions : WriterBorn : August 7, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 25 quotes by Vladimir Sorokin My television teaches me that everything was wonderful in the Soviet Union. According to the programs I watch, the KGB and apparatchiks were angels, and the Stalin era was so festive that the heroes of the day must still be celebrated today. Vladimir Sorokin kgbangelhero The bureaucracy has grown such powerful roots in Russia, and corruption is so widespread, that people from opposition have no interest in changing anything. Vladimir Sorokin russiapowerfulroots In Russia no one is surprised when an official accepts a bribe while at the same time portraying the state as some sacred entity to which the bourgeois should pay homage. This all sounds absurd. But for Russians it is completely normal. Vladimir Sorokin russianormalsound Everyone in Russia must awaken the citizen within himself. Vladimir Sorokin russiacitizens I ask myself whether Russia is moving in the direction of democracy. I don't believe it is! Bit by bit, Russia is slipping back into an authoritarian empire. Vladimir Sorokin russiabelievemoving Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors
