Lev Nussimbaum was born in October 1905, the moment when the tolerant, haute capitaliste culture of Baku began to fall apart. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes baku bear begin
I soon abandoned the question of who Kurban Said or Essad Bey was for the more problematic one - who was Lev Nussimbaum? Tom Reiss abandonbeyessad Change image and share on social
Prisoners around the world have said that reading 'The Count of Monte Cristo' helped them get through their ordeal. That's something to aspire to. Tom Reiss aspirecountcristo Change image and share on social
In the winter of 1940, 'The Atlantic Monthly' invited Peter Viereck, a twenty-three-year-old Harvard graduate who had won the college's top essay and poetry prizes, to write about 'the meaning of young liberalism for the present age.' Tom Reiss ageatlanticcollege share on social
I came to Baku the same way I would go to Texas - because they asked me to come and play hip hop. Coolio askbakuhip Change image and share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social