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There are a lot of people who are trying hard to sell themselves as Russian vodkas.

I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour.

The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition.

I don't have many Russian friends. My childhood friends are dead - either from bad health, or they died in perestroika.

The Russians are a very sentimental people.

I don't really put trophies out. I don't keep trophies around my apartment.

I'm Russian: I'm into men, diamonds, and caviar.

I'm very proud of Soviet aesthetics.

I'm actually embarrassed to tell people I'm Russian these days, because it's become such an awful place.

I am president of Russian Standard Company, biggest luxury vodka in Russia. My bank, Russian Standard Bank, issues biggest number of credit cards in Russia. I want for Russian people to have their own best vodka, their own best bank, their own best credit card.