“There are few words in Russian for the Western concept of 'law,' but t...” — Simon Sebag Montefiore Quote

“There are few words in Russian for the Western concept of 'law,' but there are legions of words for connections, helping people from one's neck of the woods.”

“Lenin had just reflected that the revolution would never happen in his lifetime when in February 1917, hungry crowds in Petrograd overthrew Nicholas II while the revolutionaries were abroad, exiled, or infiltrated by the secret police.”