iders ▁himself ▁Russian . ▁Hon ored ▁Art ist ▁of ▁Russia ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁▁ ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁Russia ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Prize ▁of ▁Russia ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁has ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Volks wagen ▁Pol o ▁Cup ▁race . ▁ ▁Political ▁View s ▁I ▁am ▁absolutely ▁proud ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Put in . ▁I ▁watch ▁what ▁is ▁happening ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁already ▁- ▁I ▁am ▁ 5 3 ▁year ▁old . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁I ▁already ▁understood ▁everything ▁well . ▁And ▁I ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁changed ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁Put in ▁came . ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁compare ▁the ▁two ▁persons , ▁but ▁... ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁wrote ▁into ▁the ▁column ▁" prof ession " ▁in ▁some ▁inqu iry : ▁" The ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁land ". ▁Today , ▁the ▁so - called ▁liberal ▁intellig ents ia ▁rem inds ▁me ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁They ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁everything ▁but ▁themselves . ▁And ▁one ▁must ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁question : ▁what ▁am ▁I ? ▁what ▁have ▁I ▁done ▁for ▁my ▁country ▁to ▁become ▁better ? ▁What ▁am ▁I , ▁a ▁sin less ▁ang el , ▁to ▁p ound ▁the ▁government ▁so ▁r igh te ously ? ▁ ▁I ' m