Right or wrong Quote by Ken Follett

“Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed.”

— Ken Follett

“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the…

— Anonymous

“Unlike other dictators, Stalin and his satraps never made the mistake of believing themselves beloved -- on the contrary they saw plots under every…

— Anna Reid

“And there were no signs whatever of the disagreements among capitalists—or of the Anglo-American war—that Stalin’s ideological illusions had led him to expect.”

— John Lewis Gaddis

“one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly.” The president smiled. “Well, they’ve had enough time to play this game.…

— Tom Clancy

“Russians consider themselves civilized Europeans, but have to endure the humiliation of daily encounters with officials that belong in a squalid dictatorship.”

— Oliver Bullough

“There were no disagreements in Stalin’s universe, only heresies; no critics, only enemies; no errors, only crimes. The trials served both to illustrate Stalin’s…

— Tony Judt

“About Russia: Ironically, in the country where common people’s dislike and fear of their state takes place, we can hear much more talks about…

— Leo Pevsner

“There is no monopoly of common sense On either side of the political fence We share the same biology Regardless of ideology Believe me…

— Sting

Imagine if the United States, in its war against Hitler, had said to Stalin: we don't want your support until you make your country…

— Natan Sharansky

“Why should we always try to be true to our natural selves? What if our natural selves are assholes? Stalin was true to himself”

— A.J. Jacobs