“I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most miserable on earth, because they suffer at one and the same time the evils of barbarism and of civilization.” BelieveCountryEarthSufferingEvilCivilizationRussiaMiserableEmpiresBarbarismAffirmingExaggerating Author:Marquis de Custine
“In Russian administration, minuteness does not exclude disorder. Much trouble is taken to attain unimportant ends, and those employed believe they can never do enough to show their zeal. The result is...that having passed through one formality does not secure the stranger from another.” BelieveDoeEndsEnoughShowsResultsTakenTroubleStrangerSecureAdministrationDisorderEmployedZealUnimportantFormality Author:Marquis de Custine
