Originally Posted by Mutt

Um ........ many Russians are of Finnish origins. The idea that Russians are all descendants of the Rus/Slav people is ridiculous for a country of that size surrounded on its borders in all directions by so many different ethnic groups through history.

I can see this just on a webcam site looking at girls from Russia - some have the classic Russian/Slavic look but then you see many darker more exotic looking faces and then the ones who have Asiatic/Mongolian features.