Vladimir Bukovsky
Vladimir Bukovsky
Vladimir Konstantinovich Bukovskywas prominent in the Soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the Soviet Union. Since being expelled from the country in late 1976 he has remained in active and vocal opposition to the Soviet system and the shortcomings of its successor regimes in Russia. A writer, neurophysiologist, and activist, he is celebrated for his part in the campaign to expose and halt...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth30 December 1942
CountryRussian Federation
Vladimir Bukovsky quotes about
Investigation is a subtle process, requiring patience and fine analytical ability, as well as a skill in cultivating one's sources. When torture is condoned, these rare talented people leave the service, having been outstripped by less gifted colleagues with their quick-fix methods, and the service itself degenerates into a playground for sadists.
If you go through all the structures and features of this emerging European monster you will notice that it more and more resembles the Soviet Union.
This dream of absolute, universal equality is amazing, terrifying, and inhuman. And the moment it captures people's minds, the result is mountains of corpses and rivers of blood...
A single economy makes the constant adjustments necessary to facilitate trade impossible.