History of Russia 1855-1892

Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or russia:

    “There is no example in history of a revolutionary movement involving such gigantic masses being so bloodless.”
    —Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    “False history gets made all day, any day,
    the truth of the new is never on the news
    False history gets written every day
    ...
    the lesbian archaeologist watches herself
    sifting her own life out from the shards she’s piecing,
    asking the clay all questions but her own.”
    —Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    “... gathering news in Russia was like mining coal with a hatpin.”
    —Mary Heaton Vorse (1874–1966)