17 OCTOBER 1941, Page 14

NANSEN ON RUSSIA

SIR,—You may be interested in this quotation from Russia and Peace, by Fridtjof Nansen (George Allen and Unwin, 1923):

It appears probable to me that not only will Russia some day, and at a date not far distant, save Europe in things material, but that the sorely needed spiritual renewal will also come from there. .