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Old Feb 27th, 2017, 12:34 PM
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Am i too dark to visit russia? Picture

Hello I am a 26 yr old female student who will be attending a six week program in Moscow. I'm a little nervous because I'm not fully white. Should I cancel? I'm willing to send a picture!
For reference I'm Italian mixed with Lithuanian I look all Italian, and have dark curly hair dark eyes olive skin what do you think?
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Old Feb 27th, 2017, 01:13 PM
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What exactly do you think Russians look like? And considering the various countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union, why do you think that?
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Old Feb 27th, 2017, 01:23 PM
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(If this is not a troll) - In Russia there are a lot of people with much darker skin than you.
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Well because, a quick Google Search showed people who looked like me called "gypsies" being stabbed by Russian skin heads. I'm scared because I look somewhat similar to them.
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Old Feb 27th, 2017, 04:35 PM
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The avatar is me
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You have absolutely nothing to worry about! A lot of russians are darker than you. And skin heads movement is not poplular here
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Thank you that's good to hear
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