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Post by Tbilisi on Dec 30, 2003 12:01:23 GMT -5
Here you are:   Okey, it's the president of Tatarstan, who of course is an ethich Tatar. But is he? |
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Post by HINDI on Dec 30, 2003 12:29:54 GMT -5
Turko-Mongol at least with some dinaric?
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Post by Tbilisi on Dec 30, 2003 13:05:55 GMT -5
 He reminds a lot of Soviet leader Leonid Brezjnev:  |
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Post by Praetor on Dec 30, 2003 14:46:33 GMT -5
I thought the same when I looked at his pic.Btw Tavarits Brezjnev shows mongol traits too.
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Post by Tbilisi on Dec 30, 2003 15:14:35 GMT -5
I thought the same when I looked at his pic.Btw Tavarits Brezjnev shows mongol traits too. Comrade in Russian is Tovaritj (pronounced "tavaritch" ).  Brezjnev was a "Ukrainian", but when I saw him the first time I honestly tought he was a Kazakh or Tatar. |
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Post by Praetor on Dec 30, 2003 15:22:35 GMT -5
I know,I have studied russian for two years.I just can't use latin alphabet to type it.Minja Zavut Praetor anyway.Ja griek.
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Post by Tbilisi on Dec 30, 2003 15:28:00 GMT -5
Like "Zdrastvute! Menja zavout Tbilisi. Kak dela?"  Is the Tatarstan president more "extreme" than Brezjnev? |
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Post by AWAR on Dec 31, 2003 11:14:36 GMT -5
Some sort of stabilized 3/4 Caucasoid/ 1/4 Mongoloid mix ( Turanid/Pontid?)
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Post by Praetor on Jan 3, 2004 15:05:29 GMT -5
Like "Zdrastvute! Menja zavout Tbilisi. Kak dela?" Is the Tatarstan president more "extreme" than Brezjnev? Nope,they are in the same league. Mostly euro looking that is. |
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Post by Tbilisi on Jan 3, 2004 15:18:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't say they are too euro-looking.. look at the skin color of president Sjamijev of Tatarstan, isn't it a bit dark for a "euro"? I think even Brezjnev looks more "euro".
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Brezjnev was a "Ukrainian", but when I saw him the first time I honestly tought he was a Kazakh or Tatar. 
