We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.
— Vladimir Putin
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People in Russia say that those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those that do regret it have no brain. We do not regret this, we simply state the fact and know that we need to look ahead, not backwards. We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move. But we must act based on a clear understanding of what happened..
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• Interview with German television channel ARD and ZDF, May 2005. Kremlin, RU, (May 2005)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Vladimir Putin" (Quotes, 2000 - 2005)
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Name: Vladimir Putin - 2006
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Description: Русский: Официальный портрет Владимира Путина. Français : Portrait officiel de Vladimir Poutine. English: Official portrait of Vladimir Putin. Українська: Офіційний портрет Володимира Путіна.
Date: circa 2006 date QS:P,+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source: kremlin.ru
Author: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
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