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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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The loss of my childhood was the price for becoming the youngest world champion in history. When you have to fight every day from a young age, your soul can be contaminated. I lost my childhood. I never really had it. Today I have to be careful not to become cruel, because I became a soldier too early.
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In my opinion, this vicious circle will be broken by history itself. Because sticking to the current form of governance, which is to say guaranteeing the survival of [Vladimir] Putin's regime, will necessarily lead to the demise of Russia within its present borders.
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