TV journalist, host of popular show “Pozner”
“I travel a lot around the country and therefore speak from personal experience – I have never seen the degree of indifference, apathy and cynicism that I see today. Even under Brezhnev. Moreover, it manifests itself primarily among active and educated people – businesspeople, students. This is the most viable and valuable part of society, which today is feeling hopeless, lost and devoid of priorities. It’s a bad situation, and it must change.
“Say what you will about Putin and Medvedev, but they’re not stupid. They understand as well as you and I that the situation is bad. They say something different in their public pronouncements, but all politicians do that. Most of all I am concerned and, if anything, irritated that we are kept in the dark. They treat us like some school children who have not yet matured. Generally speaking, this is outrageous. In the end, these people claim to represent our interests and are accountable to us.”