Deny Quote by Ambrose Bierce

“in courting a nihilist,2 Mr. Karmazinov most certainly had in mind his relations with the progressive young men of both capitals. The great writer…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

He is someone who is involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a fundamental way. Let's start with who Dani Dayan is. He was the…

— Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and…

— Tanya Thompson

Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.

— A. N. Wilson

“To the Jews who wanted a land of their own, where they could organise themselves and live according to their traditions, Stalin had offered…

— Primo Levi

“Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, writer, essayist, philosopher, Christian anarchist, pacifist, educational reformer,…

— Leo Tolstoy

The biggest nationalist in Russia: that's me.

— Vladimir Putin

“But the powerful and respected party right, particularly Stalin, went so far in the direction of moderation as to support a merger of Bolsheviks…

— China Miéville

“...niebo należy pozostawić wróblom.”

— Thomas Mann

“To charakterystyczna cecha cywilizacji: niechciane,niezamawiane marzenia”

— Will Ferguson

Someone that has the power to destroy people mentally, but chooses that they never will is a strong minded person themselves.

— Dellah Campbell

I think often people know about Rasputin in Russian history - but know only a little bit. He's an interesting man, who in general…

— Sergei Polunin