Quote by: Vasily Grossman

When you think about new-born babies being killed in our own lifetime,' he said, 'all the efforts of culture seem worthless. What have people learned from all our Goethes and Bachs? To kill babies?


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Author Bio


  • NameVasily Grossman
  • DescriptionSoviet writer and journalist who originally trained as an engineer
  • BornDecember 12, 1905
  • DiedSeptember 14, 1964
  • CountrySoviet Union
  • ProfessionWar Correspondent; Journalist; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksLife And Fate
  • AwardsMedal "For The Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order Of The Red Banner; Order Of The Red Star