For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn communismdeaddog Change image and share on social
The clock of communism has stopped striking. But its concrete building has not yet come crashing down. For that reason, instead of freeing ourselves, we must try to save ourselves from being crushed by its rubble. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn buildclockcommunism share on social
I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn affectationbelongconvict Change image and share on social
The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn battlelineevilgood Change image and share on social
A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn domesticexcuseserve Change image and share on social
I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed. But a society with no other scale but the legal one is not quite worthy of man either. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn communistlegallife share on social
Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn chooseinexorablylie Change image and share on social
Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn concealliemaintain Change image and share on social
We have arrived at an intellectual chaos. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrivechaosintellectual Change image and share on social
It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn accordcomfortabledifficult share on social