Lenin was something like 1/8th Kalmyk on his father's side. Kalmyks are Mongols who moved to Europe to escape the Qing massacres.
Lots of Russians have Tatar ancestry because Tatars are the biggest non-Slavic ethnic group, but Tatars are themselves more White (if we go with Western norms) than Asian. Turkic peoples span from totally White-looking to totally Asian-looking.
The racist right-wing is more enamored with highlighting Lenin's Jewish ancestry, which was only unearthed by researchers after his death (i.e. he himself didn't know about it).
Lenin was something like 1/8th Kalmyk on his father's side. Kalmyks are Mongols who moved to Europe to escape the Qing massacres.
Lots of Russians have Tatar ancestry because Tatars are the biggest non-Slavic ethnic group, but Tatars are themselves more White (if we go with Western norms) than Asian. Turkic peoples span from totally White-looking to totally Asian-looking.
The racist right-wing is more enamored with highlighting Lenin's Jewish ancestry, which was only unearthed by researchers after his death (i.e. he himself didn't know about it).
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