Quote by Fareed Zakaria

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its stat

Summary

This quote implies that throughout Russian history, there has been a constant struggle between the power of the state and the active participation and engagement of its society. It suggests that the state, represented by the government, has often held too much control and influence, while the society has had limited involvement and empowerment. In other words, there has been an imbalance with a dominant state and relatively weak societal structures and institutions.

Topics

History

By Fareed Zakaria

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-i

Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.

Abraham Lincoln

Will Willpower

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but bra

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

Johann Gottfried Von Herder

Discipline

It is easier to live through someone else than to become com

It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

Relationships

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.

My bulimia was my addiction. Hurting myself was my addiction

My bulimia was my addiction. Hurting myself was my addiction... The music is what saved me. That's the only thing I can trust.

Nicole Scherzinger

Trust

I like to do weird things in the shower, like drink my coffe

I like to do weird things in the shower, like drink my coffee, brush my teeth and drink a smoothie. It's good time management.

Michelle Williams

Good

But the first the general public learned about the discovery

But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction.

Death Technology Science Thepublic

Well, I want to do The Music Man. I think it's an amazing op

Well, I want to do The Music Man. I think it's an amazing opportunity, but I think that they are probably looking at major movie stars right now, and I don't blame them.

Gregory Harrison

Amazing

There is neither a foreign war nor a civil war; there is onl

There is neither a foreign war nor a civil war; there is only just and unjust war.

War Revolution

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that th

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.

T. Boone Pickens

Work

Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never

Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone.

Elizabeth Bowen

Alone