The German came to Moscow to prove that the Russians are Asians: one conversation turned everything around - she was in shock. He said, “You are lying to the whole world.”
The German was convinced that the Russians were the descendants of the Mongols: two walks in Moscow brought her to an unexpected confession.
A German named Helga came to Moscow with the conviction that the Russians were the descendants of the Mongols. She showed the interlocutor an article where it was claimed that the Asian population played a significant role in the origin of Russians, writes the Zen channel Dream and Travel.
Helga believed that the appearance of Russians confirms this theory. However, while walking around Moscow, she was told that the story was much more complicated.
In the State Historical Museum, she learned that the Mongol conquest did indeed have a serious impact on the Russian principalities, but this did not mean the mass migration of the Mongols to Russian lands. The formation of the Russian population took place over many centuries with the participation of the Eastern Slavs, Finno-Ugric, Baltic and other peoples.
On Arbat, Helga met an elderly artist. His family had lived in central Russia for generations, and he saw no reason to associate his appearance with the obligatory "Mongolian origin.".
Later, on the Sparrow Hills, the German admitted that her original picture of the world began to crumble. She saw how different the appearance of Russians can be, despite the common national identity.
In the end, Helga admitted that she came to Moscow with a ready-made answer, but faced a story that can not be explained by one simple scheme.
The main conclusion: the origin of the people is formed over centuries, and it is incorrect to determine it only by appearance or one historical event.
