In Russia one can be as pure as can be and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison. Vladimir Sorokin More Quotes by Vladimir Sorokin More Quotes From Vladimir Sorokin 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
