In a letter: "A Russian abroad, if not a spy, is a fool."

Most of us ignore the fact that there are others at all, and very few indeed recognize the fact that the Russian of to-day is essentially a modern outcome of a triple racial alliance of which the best component is the Tartar.

The Russian, on the contrary, is a man who works his thoughts, as it were, from internal generation to external action.

Although a Russian, there is little local color in his music, for the enchanting exotic melodic intervals in his "Persian" songs are Oriental in general, rather than Russian in particular.

By nature the modern Russian is a dignified and somewhat reserved gentleman.

After all, this Russian was a splendid fellow, and perhaps it might be an advantage to Spain, rather than a detriment to have an ally at Petrograd.

The Russian is an individualistgive him freedom and he'll lose all sense of his companions.

It was responsible, for example, for the Crimean War, and the "crafty Russian" has become a catch-word almost as widely accepted in England as the phrase "perfidious Albion" is upon the Continent.

They have few followers outside of the city population, for the average Russian in the country is a land owner, and he does not take kindly to the idea of losing his property or dividing it with some landless beggar from Petrograd.

Russian is the most difficult.

The modern Russian is an interesting study, because he has the remnant of barbaric tastes, with ultra-civilized facilities for gratifying the same.

That the genuine Russian of that time, whatever may have been his social position, was free in his village, is beyond doubt,as, according to old records, the boroughs and villages, dependencies of the manor, were settled principally with prisoners of war and the conquered population.

The Russian is an individualistgive him freedom and he'll lose all sense of his companions.

"A Russian in love is always a madman.

" "And then?" "Well, the only Russian who appeared to have any connection with them was Baron Oberg, the Governor-General of Finland, whose habit it was to spend part of the winter in the Mediterranean.