Russian politician and economist
Grigory Alekseyevich Yavlinsky (born 10 April 1952) is a Russian economist and liberal politician. Rising to prominence as the author of the ultimately unimplemented 500 Days Program, a shock therapy plan meant to overcome the economic crisis in the Soviet Union, Yavlinsky has since been an active figure in Russian politics as the founder of the major opposition Yabloko party and a several-time candidate for the Russian presidency.
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There is only one party in Russia that defends the system of European values - Yabloko. Others defend conservative or Soviet ideals. It makes no sense to distinguish between those who support private property and those who reject it. Attention should be paid to the position regarding civil liberties and human rights. Which parties are the basis for modern fascism? Those that protect private property but ignore human rights. Who are the Liberals, Democrats and Social Democrats? Those who protect not only private property, but also rights and freedoms.
I see, how he (Putin) has waged the war, how in the Duma he brokered an alliance with the communists and the nationalists, how he uses methods of force, i hear his absurd rhetoric about a great nation, behind which hides a humiliation of Russia and a desolation of the population. That is enough for me.
The members of Yabloko only want Russia to become a country in which our children would want to live, from which smart people, intellectuals, entrepreneurs and financiers would not leave abroad. If we'll come to power, we'll achieve that. And if it is necessary for Yabloko to become the conscience of Russia, it will be.