Are Eastern Europeans/Slavs Eurasians or have Asian genes in them?

[Prince Cobra]

So complicated, so complicated.


Anyway so much has been written and it is really hard to sum it up. I will just say what I know on the topic.

First: the Russians. I think the Asian genes in the Russians are not so much (if we talk about the ethnic Russians). as far as I know the Russians were vassals of the mongols but not entirely under their rule. Of course there were some genes given by the passing tribes but it was not leading ( actually there is not any ethnic group that is absolutely 'clear' ). Far more important role in the Russian history had the vikings (called varangians by the natives) which united the Slavs on the Russian land and put the foundation of the Russian nation. But Russians are slavic people because the varangians were slowly but surely assimilated by the natives especially after they were convert to Christianity.

Second I am not very familiar with the history of Poland, Checks, Slovacs, Serbs, Croatians and some other Slavic nations or ethnic groups so I can not comment. However I think (note very sure; any info appreciated) Checks had some German genes (although they are definately slavs) because they were very close to the Germons in historical aspect ( first in the Holy Roman Empire later under Austrian rule and at the end under Austria-Hungarian domination).

The Romanians- definately not slavs but for me they are mystery. It is really hard to tell anything about their origin without making a mistake.

About Bulgarians. I have much to say about them if not too much. Well, I have to study for their origin. So many theories. And some of them are ideological. Just an example. Between the World Wars there was a trend the Slavic origin to be ignored. Why? Because until 1944 the main trade partner of Bulgaria was Germany and we all know that Nazis thought Slavs are inferior( fortunately the influence was just here,in the science; fortunately the fascism has never been popular in Bulgaria; And I think it never will be, although there are some provocations (well, I am not very sure whether it is fascism but IMHO it is far from normal behaviour) by certain political figures with a strange behaviour now.). Under the Soviet rule ( because IMHO that was the communistic regime in Bulgaria) just the opposite happened - Bulgarians were clear Slavs with insignificant contribution of the other ethnic groups. And things like that

First the Thracians. According to many of the Bulgarian historians they were destroyed or assimilated by the numerous Slav. But I do not think Slavs were ' the most cruel inveaders'. Why? Yes, they were invaders. Yes they killed many locals while pillaging.( But please do not trust so much to the byz historians: they are notorious for making their enemies look like savage people that are closer to the animals than to the human race) But there are also some hints of cooperation: the Thracians learned the Slavs in viticulture and fruit culture. Some Thracian customs are also preserved in the Bulgarian tradition. Nothing new under the sun here. So there are hints left by the Thracians although the latter disappeared from the history. However it is a exaggeration to call the Bulgarians slavinized Thracians.

Slavs. Indo- Europeans. They were definitely the most numerous ethnic group in the early Middle ages Were they the dominant component in Bulgaria? Time to discuss the Bulgars...

Bulgars. It is one of the most complicated themes in Bulgarian history. While preparing for my history exams I met let me see… four theories about their theories. The most popular was this of the Turkic origin but now another one is gaining power ( it seems it will be the leading one in the future). According to it the Bulgars are an Iranian tribe and had much in common with the Iranians which mean they are Indo- European ( I am almost sure the Iranians are Indo-European). However in the both cases Bulgars were highly influenced by the Turkic tribes. Their movement is interesting but it is not connected with the topic. What is sure? If there had not been the Bulgarians ( they had had their own state ( if not states because some historians claim there were more than one Bulgarian state); the interesting fact was they united because they had a common enemies; the Bulgarian Slavs were not conquered), Byzantium would have assimilated most of the Slavic tribes on the Balkan peninsula. But large group of Bulgarians came and founded the Bulgarian state which was of a great importace in Eastern Europe ( btw another group of Bulgars founded Volga- Bulgaria; Volga-Bulgars are something like cousins of the Bulgarians). So who assimilated who? Probably the answer are the Slavs but I am not very convinced the only reason is in the number. Why? Just look at Hungary – the Magyars assimilated the Slavs not the Slavs Magyars. Where is the answer?
When the Bulagrian khan Boris convert the Bulgarians( actually the two ethnic groups: the Slavs and the Bulgars) to Christianity, Bulgaria had to preserve itself from assimilation by the Byzantine empire. Why? Because neither the Slavs nor the Bulgars had script and had to use Greek script and Byzantine clergymen. Fortunately Byzantium had decided ( some years before the converting to Christianity of the bulgarians) to make the converting from Constantinopol more attractive for the Slavs ( the reason: the Papal ambition to convert them to christianity but from Rome; you know their old rivalry) esp for these in Central Europe and created Slavic script. So Bulgaria addopted that script ( although the Byzantium was against it; actually Byzantium wanted to give script only to the other Slavs but not to the Balkan ones (why should it? It is better to assimilate them). And what happened – Bulgars had to learn Slavic language because there was script in addition the Slavs were numerous… And the result is… that Bulgarians are Slavs. But definitely they had really many ethnic components in their blood ( including the Pecheneg( they are Turkic ( Asian tribe) , the Cuman blood and so on).

Why Bulgarians look like the other Mediterranean nations? But they are very similar to the Russians… And I think to the Iranians ( which also look like the Europenas)… Add the climate and here is the answer. It is not so amusing.



Ooops! I know it! I spoke too much! I do hope you are not bored by my info for Bulgaria… I should not have posted such a long post… But I have not been in the Monastery for so long!