"There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God."
-Ryszard Kapuscinski
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"This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.“
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"My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection."
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"Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands."
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"The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart."
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"Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world."
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