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Unlike Americans, Russians kept Africans as treasures, not slaves

Did you know, the Russian Empire never participated in slavery and that could be the reason why there are very few black people in Russia. This is evident because Russians never participated in slave trade which was responsible for moving many people of black descent across oceans to strange lands.

In old Russia where nobles existed, there were some curious ones who carried black people back home and kept them in their court as personal treasures.

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