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.

"I have already told you that the Russians and Austrians are faithful allies, and have no secrets from each other, as far as their designs upon Germany are concerned.

They were not like the nations round about them, or as the Russians are nowslaves to their king, and holding their property only at his will.

They would be formidable now, for the Russians are the descendants of these people, were it not for the barrier raised against them by the Germans.

She is an undeveloped and a young country, and while the Tzar is wise and kind and beneficent, and an excellent Tzar as Tzars go, still Russians, even the best and most enlightened of them, are slaves.

It is quite an illusion to suppose that Russians are easy, affable hosts.

The nation, however, ought to know that the Russians in our midst are labourers, students, travellers and business men; it is exceeding rare for one of this class, to sell himself to the scoundrels who follow the dirty practices of espionage.

The Russians, for instance, are the worst gluttons and profligates of Europe.

The Slavophils declared not only that the Russians were a great and admirable nation, which few who really know them will be disposed to deny, but that their institutionsand in particular, of course, autocracy and bureaucracywere a perfect expression of the national genius which could hardly be improved upon.

The Russians are all Greek Catholics, and every Russian looks forward to the day when the great church of St. Sophia, which is now a Mohammedan mosque, shall once more be the home of Christian worship.

The Russians are a people of great emotions.