Black Russians Trailer - TWN

Black Russians is a feature length documentary that investigates the lives of contemporary Afro-Russians aged 10 to 65, born and raised in Soviet Russia. Their experiences chronicle two ideological currents that have shaped major international events in the twentieth century: race and communism. Intimate interviews with a poet, a film producer, a reggae artist, a businessman and others, all Black and all Russian, guide us through this story of promise and non-discrimination. Archive images reveal rarely seen footage of Black political leaders in the Soviet Union, like Paul Robeson, Kwame Nkruma and Angela Davis. More than a decade after the 'fall of communism' a new Russia struggles to steady itself in the wave of nationalism from within and the pressures of global capitalism from without. Black Russians constructs a deeply personal account of the effects of political issues such as migration, identity and loss on a minority community in the vast remains of the Soviet Union.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Lives of Afro-Russians
• Race and Communism

[Theroom001]

@TheTeckler native americans were systematically, in cold blood, being killed by european settlers, that was a real genocide. Your case is completely different, it is your government that invites people to your countries. I am one of this people, immigrated to Europe in search for a better life, and I have no intention to genocide anybody, I would like to have a success, good job, family, and assimilate into the society I am in. I came with an open mind and heart to Europe.

[TheTeckler]

@TheTeckler

genocide*

It is the same with Native American people and now don't tell me that there was no genocide against Native Americans.

[TheTeckler]

@Theroom001

Why to blame others? Look at Japan! They are flooding only European countries with Non-Europeans! That's why it is geocide!

[Theroom001]

@TheTeckler so let your women have kids, you have money, favorable conditions, financial foundation, why to blame others ? its not a genocide.

[Toha15]

@TheTeckler It is worse than European genocide.It is white genocide !

[A86]

Alexander Pushkin was part-black himself. True story. His grandfather was Abram Petrovich Gannibal who was an Afro-Russian imperial page.

[TheTeckler]

@TheQueenl92

Europeans are a minority in South-France so tell me again there is no European genocide.

[ToGetHerFreedom]

Oh, and I am so amazed that fat, stupid people can go online and write their hate comments. Don't you know that black/mexicans/Asians/ mixed races are now more than 50% of the USA? And there are more and mire so get out of 1700s England you racist lowlives.

[ToGetHerFreedom]

Both al Alwokk and awo3232 are racist idiots. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "BETTER" RACE YOU STUPID CRAZY PEOPLE. everyone is all the same, your equally idiotic arguing is proof.

[Scopps94]

@albokk Wow thats not very nice..dont you have morals