Russian Civil War/aftermath

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

    From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
    Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    At Hayes’ General Store, west of the cemetery, hangs an old army rifle, used by a discouraged Civil War veteran to end his earthly troubles. The grocer took the rifle as payment ‘on account.’
    —Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    There never was a good war or a bad peace.
    Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

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