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I grew up reading the classic novels of Cold War espionage, and I studied Russian history and Soviet foreign policy. -- Daniel Silva
I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on. -- Kevin J. Anderson
The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society. -- Fareed Zakaria
Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily knowledgeable professors. -- Stanley B. Prusiner
Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal. -- Henry Rollins
I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia. -- Alexander Lebedev
With a rumble and a roar, an iron curtain is descending on Russian history. -- Vasily Rozanov
If you look back at the history of the twentieth century, Germany alone had practically destroyed Russia several times. -- Noam Chomsky
Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended against them. -- Ian Frazier
I'm interested in Russian language, culture, history... and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since. -- David Remnick
Ever since studying in Russia as a college student, I had been in a long-distance, one-sided love affair with Chechnya's remarkable history, culture and rugged natural beauty. -- Anthony Marra
There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them. -- Stephen Cohen
The Russian revolution is one of history's car wrecks. We do know the ending, but we continue to watch. It expresses aspects of human nature we find unacceptable. -- Kathryn Harrison
I didn't choose Russia but Russia chose me. I had been fascinated from an early age by the culture, the language, the literature and the history to the place. -- Helen Dunmore
Ballet is certainly appreciated in New York, but it has been a part of the Russian culture, history and heritage for hundreds of years, so it's much more instilled in the Russian blood. -- David Hallberg
I got history solidly under my belt, reading Russian history and biographies. I couldn't change the facts. I could only play with how the people might have responded to the facts of their lives. -- Kathryn Harrison
The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless of human sacrifice, runs through the whole of Russian history -- Harrison Salisbury
I love the dancers in the Bolshoi, but all of my Moscow friends are outside the company. A friend introduced me to Vika Gazinskaya, a well-known Russian designer. I met her group. The rest is history. -- David Hallberg
I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around. -- John Irving
It's a bit of a history lesson, being an actor. I was in 'Burnt By The Sun' at the National, which was set in Stalinist Russia, so I discovered all about that. You learn so much as you go along. -- Michelle Dockery
There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed. -- Boris Yeltsin
The history of Chechnya is one of imperialism gone terribly wrong. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Chechens were among the few peoples to fend off Mongol conquerors, but at a terrible cost. Turks, Persians, and Russians sought to seize Chechnya, and it was finally absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1859. -- Stephen Kinzer
The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history. -- Douglas MacArthur
Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He's not a leader. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Russian history and they don't know Vladimir Putin. -- Tim Kaine
My favourite city is Moscow, because of its history, which I find fascinating. As I learned to speak Russian, it made it even more interesting. -- Chris Hadfield

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