Quotes from Ksenia Sobchak

Russia is the biggest European nation. We are Europeans, we are not Asians.

I don't want revolution in my country. The only way to change Russia without blood is evolution.

The only thing which is important to do is to tell about the values I share. It's to say how important liberalization of Russia is.

The people are really afraid of what's going on in Russia; they are suffering with fear, sitting at home, doors locked, because they are afraid of their government.

With men it's always like this in Russia - they always want to be the head of everything.

I mean, I'm a political figure in Russia for more than 10 years... This is how people in Russia know me.

Revolutions in Russia are even worse than bad czars.

Russian people are not stupid. They know that the system we are living in is undemocratic.

Ksenia Sobchak as president is like Sergei Shnurov as an artist. It's satire. It's a very high-level art project.

No way Putin will let anyone take away his power. Even if all the people of Russia voted for me.

Many people voted for Trump just to say, you know, their 'no' to the system.

My voters, my core audience, are young people in Russia, so I actually do what I need to have their support.

I wish I were a man. It would make my life easier in this sexist society.

You can laugh at me, but I understand show business.

I'm like the Russian Tyra Banks.

You can't just chant 'Putin, go away!' because it doesn't make any sense at this point. We need to chant: 'Putin, give back our votes!'

I think I can really make people go and vote against the system - voting for Ksenia Sobchak.

My burden is my past as a TV star. But, you know, pasts cannot be a life sentence.

I'm really a self-made businesswoman.

I don't want to take power. I want to break the wall of this autocratic regime.

It was very important to me that I be my own person. That's why I chose show business.

I see that I can do good, I can help free political prisoners, I can raise questions that are silenced on the national level, I can talk about Navalny and others on national television channels, and show that we have 20-30 million supporters around the country.

I have my mother. I love her very much, but on many issues, we will never find a common language, because she simply doesn't understand many things.

I am who I am. Why should I hide because someone might say, 'How can she really care when she wears Chanel?' Actually, yes, I can care about justice even in Chanel heels.