Where do White Russians come from?
I'm white, with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Is that what White Russians look like?
Whats the culture like?
All I can find on the web is something about a political movement.
2007-07-31 07:03:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Look it up on a bar tending site and you'll get more hits
2007-07-31 07:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by dougness86 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This has to do with the period of the Russian revolution and is a class/political term.
White Russians were political and military people who were against te Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. They fought against the Red Army during the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1921.
But later, emigres from Russia, especially the gentry and nobles, were known as White Russians.
2007-07-31 07:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by gilpers302 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are what is known as White Russians and Black Russians. It is determined by their black or white heritage. But when you go to a bar be sure to ask for the Black Russian as they are scrumptious. It seems that people since the beginning of history have been segregating themselves by color. You will also find the Black Irish and how many others I wouldn't know. Here in the US we have white, black, brown, yellow and red Americans dependent on your ancestry. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all intermix and come up with a lovely color like green for everyone? It would also be environmentally correct.
2007-07-31 07:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In addition to being a tasty cocktail consisting of Kahlua, milk, and vodka on the rocks, White Russian is a way to describe fair-skinned, blonde Russians. Black Russians, on the other hand, aren't really black, but they have dark hair and dark eyes. Germans and Irish are sometimes categorized the same way.
2007-07-31 07:07:28 · answer #4 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When someone says "White Russian" it has nothing to do with race/ethnicity. "White Russians" were the Russians loyal to the Czar and the monarchy. It didn't matter if you looked like Vladimir Putin (light) or Gary Kasparov (darker complection) it was all about politics, either one could be a "White Russian".
2007-07-31 07:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by abu_isabella2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia is a big country that borders Mongolia, Iran and some other countries to the South that would have darker hair and skin tone......native ppl from Azerbaijan may look different than native ppl from Moscow
2007-07-31 07:08:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some russians look like mongolians and typical asians in east russia
2007-07-31 07:06:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you do to people in Ohio. There is nothing you can do about it. Since you live in Texas, it's not an ordinary white talking remark. There is likely no way you can talk the way they expected even if you talked black Texan
2016-05-19 00:12:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white russians are from the european side of russia and the others are from the asia side. but if you look eastern european then you look like a white russian
2007-07-31 09:12:19 · answer #9 · answered by Nadine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an alcoholic drink.
2007-07-31 07:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by LIGER20498 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋