Ivan Tells Anna: "i Used To Imagine

The History Of Humanity Is The History Of Human Freedom...freedom Is Not, As Engels Thought, "the Recognition Of Necessity." Freedom Is The Opposite Of Necessity. Freedom Is Necessity Overcome. Progress Is, In Essence, The Progress Of Human Freedom. Yes, And After All, Life Itself Is Freedom. The Evolution Of Life Is The Evolution Of Freedom.

Ivan Tells Anna: "i Used To Imagine That Being Embraced By A Woman . . . As Something So Wonderful That It Would Make Me Forget Everthing . . . [but] Happiness, It Turns Out, Will Be To Share With You The Burden I Can't Share With Anyone Else.

There Was Something Terrible, But Also Something Sad And Melancholy In This Long Cry Uttered By The Russian Infantry As They Staged An Attack. As It Crossed The Cold Water, It Lost Its Fervour. Instead Of Valour Or Gallantry, You Could Hear The Sadness Of A Soul Parting With Everything That It Loved, Calling On Its Nearest And Dearest To Wake Up, To Lift Their Head From Their Pillows And Hear For The Last Time The Voice Of A Father, A Husband, A Son Or A Brother...

At War A Russian Man Puts On A White Shirt. He May Live In Sin, But He Dies Like A Saint.

Human History Is Not The Battle Of Good Struggling To Overcome Evil. It Is A Battle Fought By A Great Evil Struggling To Crush A Small Kernel Of Human Kindness.