Question by : As a Black American, will I have any troubles traveling in the Urban and Rural areas of Russia?
I understand that there are some racism and prejudice problems in Russia, so I’m curious if I will have a problem traveling. I speak a decent amount of Russian from a past Girlfriend.
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Answer by nachosandcheese
ya its pretty sketchy in russia
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trollhunter says
most rural people depending on how isolated they are have never seen a black person in real life. expect to get stared at. as for racism chances are you will only experience it in urban areas.
Nzie says
I see people of African descent around Moscow not infrequently – there are a number of people at my church service who are from Africa. I think Russia is very multinational. The only thing I heard of was that a teacher from my school who was Black and from the UK's neighbors called the police about a Chechen moving in. It was clear they had never seen a Chechen, and it all worked out okay. I think Moscow over St. Petersburg for racism (more people = greater exposure) and once you get into the rural areas, well, in European Russia you may be an oddity but in Siberian Russia there are lots of non-Russian-ethnicity Russians, so I think it will be okay. I hope you have a good trip!
Kolobok says
I wouldn't go to the rural areas, especially without a tour group, travelling individually… If you really interested in going, go to a big city and stay with a tourist group at all times. Don't travel alone, especially in the evenings…
F T says
The few black people I would see on the Moscow metro, kept well covered-up for safety reasons. I honestly wouldn't advise traveling alone, particularly by train in the evenings.
With the right precautions, you can still enjoy your visit to the major cities. Rural areas would be more challenging.
Keyser the Langolier says
Save yourself the hassle and go somewhere safer man.Go to Turkey instead,the Russians will give you trouble at some point for being black.
Lyudmila says
If you have survived in the USA-it will be better in Russia .
cutejames says
Negro arent there enough black girls out here in USA? Those Europen people will feed ya nuts to the dogs! STAY HOME and watch (Hostel movie)bro. lol