“Hundreds of versts of desolate, monotonous, sun-parched steppe cannot bring on the depression induced by one man who sits and talks, and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I belong to Russian literature, but I am an American citizen, and I think it's the best possible combination. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
“If laughter came in paste format you could squeeze out of a tube, I’ll bet nine out of ten dentists would recommend… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I love 19th-century Russian literature, the avant garde, the Soviet period. — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
Twentieth-century Russian literature has produced nothing special except perhaps one novel and two stories by Andrei Platonov, who ended his days sweeping… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“...there is something Russian about this particular use of the eye as an aggressive and defensive weapon. In Russian literature there is… — Erik H. Erikson Copy Share Image
“Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal—there's… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“The Elm Log By Alexander Solzhenitsyn We were sawing firewood when we picked up an elm log and gave a cry of… — Alexander Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
The Winter Woman is as wild as a blizzard, as fresh as new snow. While some see her as cold, she has… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“Woman is deprived of rights from lack of education, and the lack of education results from the absence of rights. We must… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think that Indian writing in English is a really peculiar beast. I can't think of any literature - perhaps Russian literature… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Most British playwrights of my generation, as well as younger folks, apparently feel somewhat obliged to Russian literature - and not only… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“Have you seen a leaf, a leaf from a tree?" "I have. " "I saw one recently, a yellow one, with some… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Russian literature saved my soul. When I was a young girl in school and I asked what is good and what is… — Irina Ratushinskaya Copy Share Image
Whether one showed you and execution or a little finger, you would extract an equally edifying thought from both of them, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I hadn't planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“God save us from seeing a Russian revolt, senseless and merciless. Those who plot impossible upheavals among us, are either young and… — Alexander Pushkin Copy Share Image
“…But as soon as the dirty snow disappeared from the sidewalks and streets, as soon as the slightly rotten, disquieting spring breeze… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“I believe you!' the artiste exclaimed finally and extinguishes his gaze. 'I do! These eyes are not lying! How many times have… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“Yosef Tversky, the son of a rabbi, despised religion and loved Russian literature, and found a great deal of amusement in what… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
