“Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found, and given and transmitted from the past. The tradition of… — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by… — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“We Russians are slaves because we are unable to free ourselves and become citizens rather than subjects.’ Alexander Herzen, (1812–1870)” — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“Within two years of Lenin’s edict more than thirty bishops and 1,200 priests had been killed and thousands more jailed.” — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“There are plenty of Marxist-Leninist textbooks about taking power; but there are none about giving it up.” — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“Up to the abdication of the last Tsar one of the principal articles in the Fundamental Laws stated, simply, ‘His Majesty is an absolute… — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“But darling Sasha, why resort to terrorism, murder? How awful.’ He replied, ‘What can one do, Mother, when there are no other means available?” — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“The revolutionary is a dedicated man. He has no personal interests, no private affairs, no emotions, no attachments, no property and no name. Everything… — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
“For me theory is only a hypothesis, not the Holy Scripture. It is a tool in our daily work,” — Victor Sebestyen Copy Share Image
