Welcome to our collection of quotes by Russian authors, where the rich tapestry of Russian literature is woven into profound and thought-provoking phrases. Russian literature has a long and esteemed history, producing some of the world’s most celebrated authors whose words continue to resonate with readers across generations and borders. From the existential ponderings of Dostoevsky to the poetic musings of Pushkin, Russian literature offers a glimpse into the depth of the human experience, often exploring themes of love, despair, revolution, and the intricacies of the human soul.
Within these pages, you’ll find quotes that encapsulate the essence of Russian literature, capturing the beauty of its language and the complexity of its ideas. Whether you seek inspiration, solace, or simply wish to delve into the minds of some of the greatest literary figures in history, our collection aims to provide a window into the world of Russian literature through the words of its authors. Explore these quotes, whether for personal reflection, artistic inspiration, or simply to appreciate the profound insights that these writers have to offer.
Every milestone is special. Alexander Ovechkin
The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
We should not pour muck on ourselves. Leonid I. Brezhnev
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Ayn Rand
Hey sky, take off your hat, I’m on my way! Valentina Tereshkova
We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Freedom is like that. It’s like air. When you have it, you don’t notice it. Boris Yeltsin
I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit. Anatoli Boukreev
It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content. Maria Sharapova
The industrial revolution allowed us, for the first time, to start replacing human labour with machines. Vitalik Buterin
A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains. Maxim Gorky
Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection. Yakov Smirnoff
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. Anton Chekhov
You live as long as you dance. Rudolf Nureyev
Don’t become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin. Ivan Pavlov
If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf. Nikita Khrushchev
A fighter, a real strong fighter, should always look dignified and calm, and I believe that any expression of aggression is an expression of weakness. A strong person will not be nervous and will not express aggression towards his opponent. He will be confident in his abilities and his training; then he will face the fight calm and balanced. Fedor Emelianenko
An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn’t exist, for the artist doesn’t live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn’t look for harmony but would simply live in it. Andrei Tarkovsky
Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare! Fyodor Dostoevsky
For me, animation is the caricature of life. It’s something that we create, from the ground up. Genndy Tartakovsky
Those who do not move, do not notice their chains. Rosa Luxemburg
No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. Anna Pavlova
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. Sholom Aleichem
Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs. Isaiah Berlin
What force is more potent than love? Igor Stravinsky
Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly. Dmitry Medvedev
The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire – the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. Helena Blavatsky
Consistency for me is everything. Alexei Navalny
I don’t believe in ideology in international relations. Sergei Lavrov
Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his or her views? If so, then that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society. Natan Sharansky
Privacy is not for sale, and human rights should not be compromised out of fear or greed. Pavel Durov
Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain. Mikhail Bakunin
One might say that the novel is the genre that most predisposes one to a profound insight into the tremendous life around us, instead of putting forward one’s own tiny ego as the centre of the universe. Mikhail Sholokhov
Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art. Constantin Stanislavski
I’m proud of my invention, but I’m sad that it is used by terrorists. Mikhail Kalashnikov
If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy
Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought. Yevgeny Zamyatin
I have a trend of my own. Andrei Platonov
Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul. Wassily Kandinsky
I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all. Anna Kournikova
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. Anatoly Karpov
Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly. Ivan Turgenev
Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary. Boris Pasternak
Death solves all problems – no man, no problem. Anatoly Rybakov
Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else. Dmitri Mendeleev
Sometimes – history needs a push. Vladimir Lenin
We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops… and force migratory birds to stay where they are. Vladimir Zhirinovsky
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. Alexander Alekhine
Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege. Leon Trotsky
What a child can do in cooperation today, he can do alone tomorrow. Lev Vygotsky
I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people. Khabib Nurmagomedov
The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal. Emma Goldman
Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live. Alexander Herzen
Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing. Irina Shayk
Dictators fall when they’re overconfident; they stay in power when they’re paranoid. Masha Gessen
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. Wilhelm von Humboldt
Say what you know, do what you must, come what may. Sofia Kovalevskaya
I praise loudly. I blame softly. Catherine the Great
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him. Romain Gary
Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord. Nikolai Gogol
