Anomalies Quote by Rudyard Kipling

“There’s a bluntness to Russian culture that generally rubs Westerners the wrong way. Gone are the fake niceties and verbal webs of politeness. You…

— Mark Manson

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

If people know anything about Russians, we do things really over the top. We wear high heels everywhere. We show up in the most…

— Lana

To me, when - just like when you watch a movie or you watch a TV show, to me, you know, Nicole Kidman or…

— Lana

There is a view of Russian exceptionalism, that they are a unique civilisation, a view right since Ivan the Terrible that Russia is a…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour.

— Miranda Otto

I was used to Essex boys growing up. Russian boys are a lot more gentlemanly and thoughtful. They will express their emotions a bit…

— Rachel Riley

Vladimir Putin is a Russian czar. He's kind of a mix of Peter the Great and Stalin. He's got both in his veins. And…

— Marvin Kalb

I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things.

— Alexei Mordashov

In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.

— Yuliya Snigir

“Why do all these Russian men have to be so devastatingly, frustratingly handsome?”

— Sherry D. Ficklin

For a Russian to be chivalrous with an American is a spiritual impossibility, a conradiction in terms.

— Kurt Vonnegut