Russian Civil War/aftermath

Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:

    “I suppose with the French Revolution for a father and the Russian Revolution for a mother, you can very well dispense with a family,” he observed.
    Doris Lessing (b. 1919)

    Come, civil night,
    Thou sober-suited matron all in black.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Newspaperman: That was a magnificent work. There were these mass columns of Apaches in their war paint and feather bonnets. And here was Thursday leading his men in that heroic charge.
    Capt. York: Correct in every detail.
    Newspaperman: He’s become almost a legend already. He’s the hero of every schoolboy in America.
    Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)

    The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)