It was the supreme expression of the mediocrity of the apparatus that Stalin himself rose to his position.

Leon Trotsky

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Topic

Stalin Soviet Union

Author

Leon Trotsky

Source

My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Russian

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Marxist revolutionary Marxist Revolutionary Politician Writer

From

Ukraine Europe

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Citation

Trotsky, Leon. Моя Жизнь [My Life]. Charles Scribner's Sons/Thornton Butterworth, 1930, ch. 40.

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I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
Russia International politics
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
The First Month of War
Medium
Radio broadcast Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The First Month of War." 1 Oct. 1939, Broadcasting House, London, UK. Radio Broadcast.

Another quote originally in Russian

Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Topic
Beauty

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Brothers Karamazov
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

Current Citation

Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.