Russian History

Famous quotes containing the words russian and/or history:

    “Of all my Russian books, The Defense contains and diffuses the greatest “warmth”Mwhich may seem odd seeing how supremely abstract chess is supposed to be.”
    —Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

    “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”
    —Karl Marx (1818–1883)