"The paranoid nature of our consciousness feeds the insanity of our lives, and vice versa. We take pride in our drunkenness despite the obvious fact that it remains one of our most pressing and destructive social problems. In our hearts, often without even realizing it, we are proud to live in a country where both citizens and the powers that be are capable of every sort of evil. Herein lies the mystery of the Russian soul."

A brilliant comment by Alexei Pankin about the 1999 bombing of Moscow apartment buildings and the dark secrets of Russian soul. Highly recommended!