Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
Ivan Konev
Born: December 28, 1897
Died: May 21, 1973 (aged 75)
Bio: Ivan Stepanovich Konev was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and helped in the capture of Germany's capital, Berlin.