That was such a bad book. Seeing how much of it is incorrect, made up, exaggerated etc. I never would have had much interest in the Soviet Union until I read a few trash books including that one that are hyped by westerners.
Though that quote is pretty good. Works well for liberal democracies in modern times
ProllyInfamous|4 months ago
>they know that they are lying,
>they even know that we know they are lying,
>we also know that they know we know they are lying too,
>they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well,
>BUT THEY ARE STILL LYING.
>The lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country [Russia]."
—Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on vranyo [0] emphasis/formatting mine
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Gulag-Archipelago-1918-1956-Investiga...
skinnymuch|4 months ago
Though that quote is pretty good. Works well for liberal democracies in modern times