In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated. Ryszard Kapuscinski citizencomplicateexperience Change image and share on social
When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself. Ryszard Kapuscinski destroymanmeet Change image and share on social
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. Ryszard Kapuscinski bandironmoney Change image and share on social
Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because there were a lot of Italian communities there. And of course there were a lot of Russians. Ryszard Kapuscinski britishcolonialcommunity share on social
In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust. Ryszard Kapuscinski caseemotionholocaust share on social
I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months. Ryszard Kapuscinski angolacorrespondentindependence Change image and share on social
I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing. Ryszard Kapuscinski elementessayput Change image and share on social
Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that, we were involved in a game with the censors. That was our struggle. Ryszard Kapuscinski 70sbegincensor Change image and share on social
The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is experienced by the party he injured. Ryszard Kapuscinski defineexperienceextent Change image and share on social
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. Ryszard Kapuscinski africaashamedcold Change image and share on social
