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This is a Question directed to any Russian willing to answer......
Is their a difference in the appearance of Northwestern Ethnic Russians (around St.Petersburg and Moscow)
and southern Russians around Volograd and Kazan
I've heard that Northwestern Russians tend to have more light hair/light eyes
also was it the northern Russians or the southern ones who mainly settled in Siberia and the Russian far east ?
e.g from the Russian city of Perm and eastwards until Vladivostok
Re: "Soviet days" were very different, depending on the year,(s) so it's a subject for scrutiny in this respect'
Speaking of 'Soviet days', I had the great opportunity to get lost a little bit in those old 'Rus' days. I managed to get kind of a book length description of 'Muscovy', the lands of Russia, it's people , customs and institutions. The document was 'On the Rus Commonwealth'. It was written by an Elizabethan ambassador to the Russian court documenting his experiences in working out commercial trade with Rus at that time. Elizabeth sent him there to work trade out as Russia and England were interested in it. From his experience, it can be said his stay was not completely conducive to generating good relations between England and Boris Godunov and the rest of the Russians he encountered in his work.
Even in its own day the book was considered providing a highly prejudiced and an inaccurate look at 'distant Muscovy'. It was thought that there was too much bias directed to Ivan Groznyi making him completely responsible for the disorganization of Muscovite life. Some Russian critics also didn't agree with its 'foreigner' appraisals of its society and culture. And they resented its suggested denunciation of the culture and people of Muscovy. The writer was attacked for his biased liberalism (due to his English patriotism) on a 'despotic' and 'cruel' and 'evil' Russia.
On the other hand other critics thought it a very 'precious document for the ordering of political, economic and social history of Muscovy during the late sixteenth century'.
In any case the work does pick up on continuing analysis of how 'Muscovy' today is perceived in its relationship to Europe. Have to say it no doubt is always continues to be on the say 'cutting edge'. ...;-)...
Travric, I am not a big specialist on that particular historic period, but I'd advise you to learn more about Boris Godunov, what he was all about, and to keep in mind that with his reigning Russia was already heading to the "Time of Trouble," with the loss of its old ruling (Rurik's) dynasty.
Russian nation was formed from a plurality tribes. The basis of the nation is set of Eastern Slavic tribes. They added a lot of Baltic and Finno-Ugric tribes in the process of assimilation.
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Is their a difference in the appearance of Northwestern Ethnic Russians (around St.Petersburg and Moscow) and southern Russians around Volograd and Kazan
Northwestern centers ancient Slavs is Novgorod and Pskov. Southern Russians is Kiev. Central is Suzdal and Rostov. Kazan is the East. Kazan - is not Slavic city. Kazan joined to Russia and became Russian during the reign of Ivan the Terrible after rise of Moscow, expulsion Mongols and long war with the Kazan Khanate.
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I've heard that Northwestern Russians tend to have more light hair/light eyes
Yes, because there is more influence of the Baltic tribes.
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also was it the northern Russians or the southern ones who mainly settled in Siberia and the Russian far east ? e.g from the Russian city of Perm and eastwards until Vladivostok
These were northern and central Russian. Western and southern Russian turned in Belarus and Ukrainians at the time under the influence of Poland and Lithuania. But in the days of Russian Empire and Soviet Union, many people rode there across the country.
Aqua tube? Btw basically all the paper in Russia is made in Finland, by Finnish companies or with Finnish machinery
See?
There was a reason why Stalin didn't completely take over Finland after the WWII.
As a great leader, he could foresee the shortages of the toilet paper in the long run.
See?
There was a reason why Stalin didn't completely take over Finland after the WWII.
As a great leader, he could foresee the shortages of the toilet paper in the long run.
I read an opinion that Stalin left Finland as back door to Europe. Finnish contraband walked in Soviet Union a broad stream. Soviet Union received the necessary things, Finnish economy developed is well.
I read an opinion that Stalin left Finland as back door to Europe. Finnish contraband walked in Soviet Union a broad stream. Soviet Union received the necessary things, Finnish economy developed is well.
What "contraband?"
Someone had to supply all those "hard currency" Beryozka shops with beer and salami, while Soviet leaders were working on the "great future" for Soviet people.
So in fact Stalin was walking in the same path as Russian tzars, keeping Finland's autonomy. They too knew the dangers of the shortages of the toilet paper. Those shortages have tendency to bring revolutions, you know)))
Yes. Russia and Finland always had a good turnover. Winter tires on my car is Hakkapeliitta 4.
Aa I see. Didn't know the name
I have Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires too! Best ones for the winter. They have a huge factory in Russia btw.
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