“The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was “mandatory in Russian schools. Putin wanted every high school student to read it before graduation. He wanted every graduate to understand the evils in the nation’s past and to be aware that governments can become the enemy of its people. No wonder the ruling elites hate Russia.” ~ Jim Johnson
“You only have power over people as long as you don’t take everything away from them. But when you’ve robbed a man of everything, he’s no longer in your power—he’s free again.” ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn