Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Anthony D. Smith

Born: 1939
Died: July 20, 2016 (aged 77)
Bio: Anthony D. Smith is a British historical sociologist who is Professor Emeritus of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics. He is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies.
Known for:
- The ethnic origins of nations (1987)
- Nationalism (1994)
- Nationalism and modernism (1998)
- The Nation in History (2000)
- Nations and nationalism in a global era (1995)