Difficulty Quote by Anton Chekhov

Russians have different far lofty ambitions; more of a spiritual kind. It's more about your relationship with God .

— Vladimir Putin

“The most basic, most rudimentary spiritual need of the Russian people is the need for suffering, ever-present and unquenchable, everywhere and in everything.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Listen, Parfyon, a few moments ago you asked me a question, and this is my answer: the essence of religious feeling has nothing to…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I suddenly realised that the devout Russian people no longer needed priests to pray them into heaven. On earth they were building a kingdom…

— John Reed

“In 1961 the Russians put the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin. Nikita Khrushchev was the Russian premier, and he said that when Gagarin…

— Timothy J. Keller

“God save us from seeing a Russian revolt, senseless and merciless. Those who plot impossible upheavals among us, are either young and do not…

— Alexander Pushkin

Russian may seem narrow-minded, impudent, or even stupid people, but can only pray for those who are against them.

— Winston Churchill

The so-called new Russian man is characterized mainly by his complete exhaustion. You may find yourself wondering if he has the strength to enjoy…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul and that's resignation.

— Joseph Conrad

In the soul of a Russian person there is always a drive toward some kind of lofty moral ideal, lofty moral values. That definitely…

— Vladimir Putin

“All power has its derivation from God; the Russian Czar, however, was granted a special significance distinguishing him from the rest of the world's…

— Mikhail Nikiforovich Katkov

A great disaster had befallen Russia: Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened.

— Anonymous