<P> Gandhi would later recall about several days spent together with Roerich's family: "That was a memorable visit to a surprising and gifted family where each member was a remarkable figure in himself, with a well - defined range of interests ."... "Roerich himself stays in my memory . He was a man with extensive knowledge and enormous experience, a man with a big heart, deeply influenced by all that he observed". </P> <P> During the visit, "ideas and thoughts about closer cooperation between India and USSR were expressed . Now, after India wins independence, they have got its own real implementation . And as you know, there are friendly and mutually - understanding relationships today between both our countries". </P> <P> In 1942, the American - Russian cultural Association (ARCA) was created in New York . Its active participants were Ernest Hemingway, Rockwell Kent, Charlie Chaplin, Emil Cooper, Serge Koussevitzky, and Valeriy Ivanovich Tereshchenko . The Association's activity was welcomed by scientists like Robert Millikan and Arthur Compton . </P> <P> Roerich died on December 13, 1947 . </P>

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