Nikolai Fedorenko

Soviet diplomat and philologist (1912-2000).

Born November 9th, 1912 in Pyatigorsk.

Died October 2nd, 2000 at 87 years old in Velingrad.

Occupations
diplomat, orientalist, philologist, public figure, statesperson, university teacher
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche