My father, a Russian translator, wanted to distinguish me by calling me Misha, the Russian diminutive of his name, Michael. My name… — Misha Glenny Copy Share Image
Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well,… — David Remnick Copy Share Image
When I first started working, I was very aware of the fact that I'd been to university and studied Russian and French… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
When I was at Cambridge in the early fifties, there was a school nearby for training Army officers in Russian, and some… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I was taken to my first fashion show - Nina Ricci haute couture - in Paris by the White Russian princess, down… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
“And Homo sapiens only then becomes man in the complete sense of the word, when his punctuation includes no question marks, only… — Zamyatin Yevgeny Copy Share Image
“When I was growing up, my mom used to tell my sister and me about a leprechaun with a pot of gold… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
We study, as Americans, the extreme aspects of repression under the Stalinist era. We're focused on them. The vast majority of Russian… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
He told me he was working as an interpreter in a doctor's office in Brookline, Massachusetts, where I was living at the… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
My impressions of the Russian Revolution can be divided into two periods. The first period was when I showed deep sympathy. My… — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
I know a few expressions. I know what Hilary Clinton basically says in Russian when you translate her into Russian over and… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
There is a very definite Russian heart in me; that never dies. I think you're born and you live your life with… — Paullina Simons Copy Share Image
All of us who are flying on international space stations speak some Russian and speak some English. Both the languages are needed… — Sunita Williams Copy Share Image
I came to Los Angeles only after filming 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' when I was cast in the independent movie… — Yuliya Snigir Copy Share Image
“Thunder gods don't hide." The Russian shrugged. "I am not like Thor. I have Russian depth of character. And I like to… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
I'm very proud that I have learned German and Russian. Especially Russian, because of how difficult and beautiful it is and because… — John Grant Copy Share Image
