Soviet journalist, writer and theatre critic (1901–1974).
Born January 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 21st, 1974 at 73 years old in Kyiv.
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