meanwhile , at a turgenev - goethe conference , previously in moscow to observe the musicians ' birthdays ( this year is faulkner ' s 250th ) , dmitri prigov , a post - revolutionary bard and digital artist , took the final line from " ilyich " ( " my uncle - high ideals inspire him " ) and taught it to hindus and muslim mantras and russian orthodox and buddhist chants .
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in Germany.