“Their destiny – hers, his, that of every descendant from the Cave – would be the same as the thistle the image of which obsessed Tolstoy, the same stubborn thistle he sought out in the Caucasian mountains. He was travelling in a scrap metal car along the muddy track to Shatoi and caught a glimpse, beneath them, of tanks and vehicles incinerated in an ambush similar to the one set for the Tsar’s soldiers a century and a half earlier. He witnessed once more history’s stupid repetitions, its obtuse cruelty.” WarHistoryRepetitionTanksSoldiersAmbushTolstoyTsarObtuse Cruelty Book:Blind Rider Source: Blind Rider
“In the Europe which was created by the Second World War, divided into two blocks, each in need of a revolution that would end the abuses and injustices of capitalism and the privileges of a bureaucratic caste, collective faith does not exist.” WorldNeedsDoeTwoWarEndsRevolutionCapitalismEuropeAbuseInjusticePrivilegeBlockWar Of The WorldsCollectivesDividedSecond World WarCastes Author:Juan Goytisolo
