Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule so long and commit so many crimes was only possible thanks to the hypocrisy of the East and the West who were waging the Cold…

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The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose...

The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose...

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and...

The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and...

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text...

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text...

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

In modern Russia, you have no official, formal assessment of this past. Nobody in any...

In modern Russia, you have no official, formal assessment of this past. Nobody in any...

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like...

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like...

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...

Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that,...

Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that,...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.