Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Ivan Goncharov
Born: June 18, 1812
Died: September 27, 1891 (aged 79)
Bio: Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was a Russian novelist best known for his novels A Common Story, Oblomov, and The Precipice. He also served in many official capacities, including the position of censor.
Known for:
- Oblomov (1859)
- A Common Story (1847)
- The Precipice (1869)
- Same Old Story
- Ivan Savich Podzhabrin