“If I fall asleep and wake up in a hundred years and they ask me what is happening in Russia now, I will answer: they drink and steal...”
“I wanted something: either a constitution, or stellate sturgeon with horseradish, or to rip someone off.”
“In all countries, railways are used for transportation, and in our case, they are also used for theft.”
“When and what bureaucrat was not convinced that Russia is a pie that you can freely approach and snack on?”
“The Russian government must keep its people in a constant state of amazement”
“It’s nothing that in Europe they give one fifty dollars for our ruble; it will be worse if they start punching us in the face for our ruble”
“The severity of Russian laws is mitigated by the optionality of their implementation”
“Well, it’s not like that with us, brother. Not only would they eat our apples, but they would also break off all our branches! The other day, Uncle Sofron walked past a mug of kerosene - and he drank it all!”
“We have no middle ground: either the snout or the hand!”
Translated from Russian · source: wisdomlib.ru