“All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them.”
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
“In Russia - Poets are considered a danger to the political system and are sent into Asylums.
What a compliment to the Russian People
that poetry could move them so.
In NZ Poets are not considered a danger.
No one reads poetry
Poets aren't sent to Asylums but they are considered mad nonetheless”
From the introduction to "Concrete Reality"
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“We in Russia have always considered Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. I still think so.””
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
Speech at a Moscow concert on the first anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, March 18, 2015.
18 March 2015 speech at a Moscow concert on the first anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation
Original: (ru) Мы всегда в России считали, что русские и украинцы – это один народ. Я так думаю и сейчас.