"People say, "He's the most popular guy in Russia." I say: "Yeah, I'd be popular too if I owned NBC.""
— Vladimir Putin

January 1, 1970

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ConservativesPresidents of RussiaPeople from St. PetersburgEastern Orthodox ChristiansPrime Ministers of Russia
Original Language: English

Sources

George W. Bush, as quoted in "Is Putin Popular?" (2018), by Jay Nordlinger, National Review