Soviet Whaling

Famous quotes containing the words soviet and/or whaling:

“In the Soviet Union everything happens slowly. Always remember that.”
—A.N. (Arkady N.)

“The only thing that was dispensed free to the old New Bedford whalemen was a Bible. A well-known owner of one of that city’s whaling fleets once described the Bible as the best cheap investment a shipowner could make.”
—For the State of Massachusetts, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)