Leo Tolstoy: History is the life of nations and of humanity. To seize and put into words, to describe directly the life of humanity o

History is the life of nations and of humanity. To seize and put into words, to — Leo Tolstoy

History is the life of nations and of humanity. To seize and put into words, to describe directly the life of humanity or even of a single nation, appears impossible.

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