Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:
“Whatever qualities [Tsar Nicholas I] may have shown in his own kingly profession, it must be admitted that in his dealings with the Russian Muse he was at the worst a vicious bully, at the best a clown.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“Come, civil night,
Thou sober-suited matron all in black.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Of course in war all madnesses come out in a man, that is the fault of war not of a man or a nation.”
—Frieda Lawrence (1879–1956)
“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)