A Quote by Ryszard Kapuscinski

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Ryszard Kapuscinski
Polish - Journalist
March 4, 1932 - January 23, 2007

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

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