:P if I was in those circles, I might point out that all the great Russian authors spill a lot of ink criticizing the Russian government.
This would be a great strategy in a world where people care about facts.
Even if I provided a quote, they would probably accuse me that I made it up, or took it out of context. I don’t expect that most of them have actually read the books.
“Russia is the land of Dostoyevsky, who I’ve heard is one of our greatest writers!”
:P if I was in those circles, I might point out that all the great Russian authors spill a lot of ink criticizing the Russian government.
This would be a great strategy in a world where people care about facts.
Even if I provided a quote, they would probably accuse me that I made it up, or took it out of context. I don’t expect that most of them have actually read the books.
“Russia is the land of Dostoyevsky, who I’ve heard is one of our greatest writers!”