...For all the profound human modesty of Comrade Stalin,he will have to tolerate our outpourings of love and loyalty to him[applause],because not only we,who live and work under his direction,but all the working people in our land,tie their hopes for a radiant future for mankind to his name.[Applause] 'Listen,why should I read this? Let's go' Gleb repeated. All right.All right. But what do you think?
-He's flunky!
-But he wrote The Quiet Don,a great novel.
In the twenties there was doubt about his authorship.They even had a special commission to investigate.
I heard something about that.
Akimov told me.The read author was some White officer.But no one would acknowledge that...If The Quiet Don is a work of genius,the author cannot be flunky.As your beloved Pushkin said,dearie,genius and evil are incompatible.
Not every genius can overcome fear.And Sholokhov is no genius.
Autore: Anatoli Rybakov
![...For all the profound human modesty of Comrade Stalin,he will have to tolerate our outpourings of love and loyalty to him[applause],because not only we,who live and work under his direction,but all the working people in our land,tie their hopes for a radiant future for mankind to his name.[Applause] 'Listen,why should I read this? Let's go' Gleb repeated. All right.All right. But what do you think?<br />-He's flunky!<br />-But he wrote The Quiet Don,a great novel.<br />In the twenties there was doubt about his authorship.They even had a special commission to investigate.<br />I heard something about that.<br />Akimov told me.The read author was some White officer.But no one would acknowledge that...If The Quiet Don is a work of genius,the author cannot be flunky.As your beloved Pushkin said,dearie,genius and evil are incompatible.<br />Not every genius can overcome fear.And Sholokhov is no genius. - Anatoli Rybakov](/static/img/quotes/545646.jpg)