For 17 years, elections in Russia have followed the same pattern: Nobody criticizes Putin, nobody runs a real election campaign, the whole process takes place quietly over a period of two months. The Kremlin blocks every alternative to Putin. He doesn't want a candidate who will travel through the country and speak loudly about Russia's problems.

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Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.

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As far as I know, the people who are against my candidacy now have the upper hand in the Kremlin. They say: Who knows what the election result will be? We already made that mistake once. And they are also afraid of all the things I would say if they let me run.

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Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue.

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Maybe Putin wanted to fire Medvedev , but how is he supposed to do that after my film?

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Without any doubt, I am striving for power.

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We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.

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Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.

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I encourage all my colleagues to run for office themselves. But it has become extremely difficult in this system to become a prominent opposition politician. I no longer have any rivals to have a debate with. I need competition. And the people will soon tire of me. They say: Navalny, It's always just Navalny. We want to see someone new.

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I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.

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I really hate the people in power. I hate them with every fiber of my being. That is what drives me in almost everything I do.

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I am not ready to back away from my views.

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President Putin will run again in the 2018 election. He wants to be the czar of this new Russian empire that he is rebuilding. I think he is really obsessed with the idea.

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I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed.

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Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.

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People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'

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Life makes no sense if you have to tolerate endless lies. I will never accept this system, which is built on lies, i will not stop my fight against this junta.

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When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy.

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Consistency for me is everything.

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No opposition politician has ever taken responsibility for his or her election failures.

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Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now, female protest groups are emerging - not because men came up with the idea, but through their own efforts. That's something new for Russia.

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