Who said “Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!”?

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Alexander Blok. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Twelve (1918); translation from Jon Stallworthy and Peter France (trans.) The Twelve, and Other Poems (New York: Oxford University Press, 1970) p. 147.

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“Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!”
— Alexander Blok
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Blok, A. (n.d.). Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun! [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40231-hell-and-damnation-life-is-such-fun-with/

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Blok, Alexander. “Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40231-hell-and-damnation-life-is-such-fun-with/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Blok, Alexander. “Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40231-hell-and-damnation-life-is-such-fun-with/.

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