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Russia has historically had strong links with the rest of Europe (Baltic Germans in high posts, royal family marriages). Even so, Russians have previously been targets of a lot of racist messaging regarding their supposed 'Asiatic' and 'Tatar' character. Why was that?

by /u/Timely_Jury in /r/AskHistorians

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