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Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAbout author
- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: russian
- Born: December 11, 1918
- Died: August 3, 2008
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