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title: "3 Read Russian Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Read Russian quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Read Russian sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Books were her refuge. Having set herself to learn the Russian language, she read every Russian book she could find. But French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-massie/books-were-her-refuge-having-set-herself-to-learn-the-russian/)

[Robert K. Massie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-massie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/robert-k-massie-19874_book_books-were-her-refuge-having-set-herself_301195.jpg)

> [I don't really have a bucket list, but if I did, one entry would be to dust off my college Russian and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-larson/i-don-t-really-have-a-bucket-list-but-if-i-did-one-entry-would-be-to/)

[Erik Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-larson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/erik-larson-1710_bucket-list_i-don-t-really-have-a-bucket-list-but-if_596644.jpg)

> [I read Russian literature a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-read-russian-literature-a-lot/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_books_i-read-russian-literature-a-lot-2373730_2373730.png)

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