Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.
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Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I have not painted the dark reality in rose-tinted shades but I do include a clear way, a search for something brighter, some way out - most importantly in the spiritual sense.
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Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.
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First would be the literary side, then the spiritual and philosophical. The political side is required principally because of the necessity of the current Russian position.
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Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.
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Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.
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