Moscow/history

Famous quotes containing the words moscow and/or history:

    “Napoleon is a torrent which as yet we are unable to stem. Moscow will be the sponge that will suck him dry.”
    —Mikhail Kutuzov (1745–1813)

    “History is the present. That’s why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.”
    —E.L. (Edgar Lawrence)