What Every Russian Knows Quotes

“Спят усталые игрушки, книжки спят. Одеяла и подушки ждут ребят. Даже сказка спать ложится, Чтобы ночью нам присниться, Ты ей пожелай Баю-бай. “The tired toys are sleeping, and the books are sleeping too. The blankets and pillows are waiting for the kids. Even the fairy tale is going to sleep, So that it can appear in our dreams. Wish it goodnight.”
― Olga Fedina, What Every Russian Knows

“Это Россия – страна неограниченных возможностей и невозможных ограничений.”
― Olga Fedina, What Every Russian Knows

“In 1931 Ilf and Petrov published another novel, The Golden Calf (Золотой телёнок), chronicling the further adventures of Ostap Bender. In the sequel, he is as enterprising as ever in pursuing the money of a clandestine Soviet millionaire, although possibly his lust for life seems to have dimmed a bit. The Twelve Chairs was still read and quoted by my classmates in the 1980s. In post-Soviet Russia the figure of Ostap Bender was elevated to “предприниматель” – entrepreneur – rather than crook, and his statue adorns several Russian towns. In his creators’ native city, Odessa, there is a commemorative plaque to Bender, and a statue of a chair from the novel on one of the main streets, Deribasovskaya. The novel has been turned into a film three times in Russia, in 1971, in 1976 and 2004; there is also a 1970 US version by Mel Brooks.”
― Olga Fedina, What Every Russian Knows