What started my interest i should say black americans in the soviet union in the thirtys was finding this portrait even though i had gone to grad school of a masters degree in russian literature i speak russian and i had lived over there in the late eighties finding this portrait was was a Stunning Development for me how did i not know about this. I didnt know that this was a phenomenon that there were many. Africanamericans who went to russia in the in the thirtys. In the 1920 s. And thirtys several 100 africanamericans moved to the soviet union and many of the descendants still live in russia. And the name at the post because you know not washed but also up a stock yes youve got. The sun your wifes at the dock and. The rest and they meet here the 1st day like hey youre part of that i want to speak russian and then like wait wait wait. The mashup that also. Back home black american suffered from racism and a complete lack of prospects. Is that they lump us what the deal an idealizatio
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18 mikkel money is not. Much of a thought if i knew. I knew bullshits that i knew it or i see as much below which incredibly that isnt very new country. Since it has the constitution there actually. Codes to racial gender and all different kinds of discrimination my grandfather george times. Is from. Virginia. And he ended up in russia in the most peculiar way hugh was able to land an amazing contract with the ministry of agriculture in russia and he. Got in a boat and then in the soviet union in 1000. Its important to remember that this was the period of the Great Depression and it was also a period in which the soviet government was during a massive recruitment people with turkey. Keith graduated university as agriculturist theres no career moves theres no jobs and theres so much discrimination when he spoke he went to a country where. She had no clue what was going on you watched russia on the news saw the Union Communism why would you want to go there george times had a dream. And
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