Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Sergei Dovlatov

Born: September 3, 1941
Died: August 24, 1990 (aged 48)
Bio: Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik was a Russian journalist and writer. He is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century in the world.
Known for:
- The Suitcase (1986)
- Pushkin Hills
- The compromise (1983)
- The invisible book (1979)
- The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story (1984)