Vladimir Putin Quotes About Culture

Quotes about: Culture

• Russian culture is multifaceted and diverse. So if you want to understand, to feel Russia, then of course you need to read books, Tolstoy and Chekhov and Gogol and others. Listen to music. Tchaikovsky. Watch our classical ballet. But the most important thing is that you need to talk with people.

  Vladimir Putin

  Book, People, Ballet

  "Putin Discusses Trump, OPEC, Rosneft, Brexit, Japan". Interview with John Micklethwait, www.bloomberg.com. September 5, 2016.

• Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Europe, Enemy

• The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.

  Vladimir Putin

  Unique, Museums, India

  "For Russia, deepening friendship with India is a top foreign policy priority". www.thehindu.com. December 24, 2012.

• I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

  Vladimir Putin

  Sports, Believe, Russia

  Source: www.rt.com

• I have great love and respect for Russian history and culture. But the world is changing and Russia is too. Russia is part of the modern world, not the world of the past but the modern world. And I believe it has an even greater future than some other countries that can't take care of their young people, of the new generations, of their children, and believe that they can just let things slide.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Children, Believe

  "Putin speaks out on Ukraine, Crimea and US relations with French media". Interview with Gilles Bouleau, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, www.rt.com. June 5, 2014.

• There are also other areas. For example, culture. This is extremely important. We keep revisiting sport, judo, because I practice it, but other than that, there is also culture. Every year events that are in some way or other related to Russia take place in Japan.

  Vladimir Putin

  Sports, Russia, Japan

  Source: www.rt.com

• I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for their Motherland. We have much to be proud of: Russian culture and Russian history. We have every reason to believe in the future of our country. But we have no obsession that Russia must be a super power in the international arena. The only thing we do is protecting our vital interests.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Believe, Russia

  Source: www.russianembassy.org

• I assure you that interest in Japanese culture in Russia is just as strong as interest in Russian culture in Japan.

  Vladimir Putin

  Strong, Russia, Japan

  Source: www.rt.com

• Ukraine is the closest country to us. We have always said that Ukraine is our sister country and it is true. It is not just a Slavic people, it is the closest people to Russia: we have similar languages, culture, common history, religion etc.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Russia, Ukraine

  "Interview to American TV channel CBS and PBS". Interview with Charlie Rose, en.kremlin.ru. September 29, 2015.

• It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and interest. This generates enormous interest in Russia!

  Vladimir Putin

  Unique, Russia, People

  Source: www.rt.com

• Russia itself is a European country, and not just because our major political and economic centres are in Europe, but because Russian culture is primarily European culture.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Russia, Europe

• This is the political culture of the United States, which one should accept as is. The United States is a great country and it deserves non-interference and no third-party comments.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Party, Political

  Source: thesaker.is

• Our economy has become completely different, on the whole. The size has changed. The economy has almost doubled in size. And the quality is changing, not as fast as we would like it to, but the structure is changing. Our Armed Forces are completely different today from what they were, say 15 years ago or so. All of this, including our great history, great culture, all of this, not just what we see today, is what makes the vast majority of Russia's citizens feel proud for their country.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Quality, Different

  Source: thailand.mid.ru

• I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.

  Vladimir Putin

  Japan, Interesting, Culture

  Source: www.rt.com

• We must create the conditions for immigrants to normally integrate into our society, learn Russian and, of course, respect our culture and traditions and abide by Russian law. In this regard, I believe that the decision to make learning the Russian language compulsory and administer exams is well grounded. To do so, we will need to carry out major organisational work and introduce corresponding legislative amendments.

  Vladimir Putin

  Believe, Law, Decision

  "Vladimir Putin’s introductory remarks". web.archive.org. January 26, 2012.

• Judo has been part of Japanese culture for a long time. It makes sense to me that this sport, which is both athletic and philosophical, was created in Japan. It is based on respect for the partner and for our elders as our teachers, which is very important and makes a strong, positive contribution to human relationships, and not only in sports. I am happy that life brought me to this wonderful sport as a child. It is like my first love.

  Vladimir Putin

  Sports, Teacher, Strong

  Source: www.rt.com

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