Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
Lev Shestov

Born: February 12, 1866
Died: November 19, 1938  (aged 72)
Bio: Lev Isaakovich Shestov, born Yehuda Leyb Schwarzmann, was a Russian existentialist philosopher. Born in Kyiv on February 12 1866, he emigrated to France in 1921, fleeing from the aftermath of the October Revolution. He lived in Paris until his death on November 19, 1938.
Known for:
- Athens and Jerusalem
 - Penultimate words
 - All Things Are Possible
 - Anton Tchekhov and Other Essays
 - Nachala i kontsy
 






