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Whoever has really seen Russia will find himself content to live anywhere else. It is always good to know that a society exists where no happiness is possible because, by a law of nature, man cannot be happy unless he is free.

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This empire [Russia], vast as it is, is only a prison to which the emperor holds the key.

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Marquis de Custine

Marquis de Custine

Born: March 18, 1790
Died: September 25, 1857 (aged 67)
Bio: Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine was a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his visit to Russia La Russie en 1839.
Known for:
  1. La Russie en 1839 (1843)
  2. Empire of the Czar
  3. Letters from Russia
  4. Journey for our time
  5. Lettres de Russie = (1839)

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