I jabbered too much in class about all the Russian writers whom I admired for being, among other things, uncouth and somewhat… — Richard Elman Copy Share Image
“In the old man's face there was nothing very special - save that the chin was so greatly projected that whenever he… — Nikolai Gogol Copy Share Image
The 1960s was a period when writers in the West began to be aware of the extraordinary eloquence and popular attraction of… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
I've been really interested in focusing on the aspects of my Russian heritage I'm proud of. I'm actually embarrassed to tell people… — Anton Yelchin Copy Share Image
Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
I love Russian, because it's delicious to speak like that. If you have to speak French, you can also do that, because… — Hector Elizondo Copy Share Image
Rose: "If you'd teach me to swear in Russian, I might have a new appreciation for it."Dimitri: "You swear too much already."Rose:… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked… — Diana Quick Copy Share Image
“ Muse When at night I wait for her to come, Life, it seems, hangs by a single strand. What are glory,… — Anna Akhmatova Copy Share Image
Here I am: a Russian-speaking Jew living in Canada, and you, an Indian ex-patriot living in San Francisco. All of a sudden… — David Bezmozgis Copy Share Image
So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
When you have those two languages - an analytic one like English and a synthetic, very sensual thing like Russian, you get… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
My intention still is to write a play to commemorate, possibly rather skeptically, the 50th anniversary of the Russian revolution. I started… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I consider myself Russian-American because I'm American by ethnicity and by passport, but I spent all my forming years over in the… — Lana Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, I liked to pretend that I was a Russian foreign exchange student. I would do things… — Misha Collins Copy Share Image
I do not have voice for Russian music; I cannot be cute little peasant like in operas of Glinka or Rimsky-Korsakov. I… — Anna Netrebko Copy Share Image
The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a… — Elaine Stritch Copy Share Image
