Dmitry Medvedev, President: “I thought for a long time why we have such an unbridled situation with corruption, and I found several reasons. There are historical reasons that everyone talks about, because taking bribes in our country has always been a shameful thing. In the middle of the 19th century, even The book "How to Take Bribes Properly" was published. This is a reflection of the public mentality. In addition, we still very quickly stepped from totalitarianism in principle into a completely liberal society" ( January 24, 2011 in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper).

Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister: “What should be done in order to stop corruption? We should hang him, probably! But this is not our method. But how to act effectively within the framework of our methods? Russian President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev initiated the adoption of a national strategy to combat corruption and the national program. We have adopted a whole package of anti-corruption laws - we need to put them into effect, achieve effective law enforcement practice" ( July 6, 2010 at the United Russia conference).

Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister: “Is every entrepreneur ready for free competition? Of course not. Many entrepreneurs are accustomed to living in a corrupt system, through which they can have clear advantages” (March 16, 2011 at the Gaidar Forum).

Rashid Nurgaliev, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: “There, behind my back, in the past, bribery, abuse of power, corruption and all the negativity remained, it is not there today” ( August 25, 2011 at a meeting with personnel in the Kostroma region).

Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs: “In general, you can work and earn money in Russia successfully and, as practice shows, without paying bribes” ( June 28, 2011 at the Renaissance Capital investor conference).

“We should probably hang him!”