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1282 Quotes by Russian authors

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Russian words often carry a weathered tenderness: irony sharpened by cold, compassion stretched by history. Proverbs and lines balance stoic patience with sudden, disarming passion; they measure time not by minutes but by winters and farewells. Conscience argues with power; love is both salvation and burden; truth consoles and wounds. Laughter comes dry and warm, poured like tea in a crowded kitchen. Images of birch, bread, and road, moral weight packed into simple nouns, and a stubborn hope that survives its own skepticism.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, Statesman
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Vladimir Lenin, Leader
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Catherine the Great, Royalty
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Leo Tolstoy, Novelist
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Vladimir Lenin, Leader
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Nicholas II, Royalty
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
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Vladimir Lenin, Leader
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