(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Elizabeth Kostova

“...The strange thing, you know, is that Stalin openly admired Ivan the Terrible. Two leaders who were willing to crush and kill their own people-to do anything necessary- in order to consolidate their power...Can you imagine a world in which Stalin could live for five hundred years...or perhaps forever?”

Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian
Read more quotes from Elizabeth Kostova


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

3 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote



This Quote Is From

The Historian The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
274,330 ratings, average rating, 19,212 reviews

Browse By Tag