I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech - and the freedom of dreaming really.

The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear me.

The failure of the Russian Socialist Republic will be the defeat of the proletariat of the whole world.

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there and it will last forever.

Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.

Courage: Great Russian word fit for the songs of our children's children pure on their tongues and free.

Luck like a Russian car generally only works if you push it.

In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable.

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

In days of doubt in days of dreary musings on my country's fate you alone are my comfort and support oh great powerful righteous and free Russian language!