Quote by William Thomson

The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where…

— Sauli Niinisto

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

— Oliver Bullough

“What matters is the need to move from the rigidity of national stereotypes towards something more truly human; what matters is to discover the…

— Vasily Grossman

“Lesson taught by History: do not fight Russians in their own territory.”

— Victor Bello Accioly

A Russian should rejoice if Poland, the Baltic Provinces, Finland, Armenia, should be separated, freed from Russia; so with an Englishman in regard to…

— Leo Tolstoy

“you could live in the other wonderful world the Russian writers were giving you. At first there were the Russians; then there were all…

— Ernest Hemingway

“It is estimated that Josef Stalin killed more than twenty million people during his reign of terror. The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and…

— Ruta Sepetys

“If you want the American dream, go to Finland.”

— Anonymous

“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

“But if Americans chose to pit themselves against Russia, thinking she was feeble and weak, they would be surprised. A student in the class…

— Jason Matthews

(Finland is a famously introverted nation. Finnish joke: How can you tell if a Finn likes you? He's staring at your shoes instead of…

— Susan Cain

“Since this is Russia, such things are to be expected, though of course, neither he nor anyone else expected it.”

— Ingrid Bengis