I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Am I Aryan or Nordic? I mean, am I a pure white or am I slav? I've heard ideas that Russian people can sometimes be of Viking origin and maybe of even German ancestry. This is really important to me so thank you to all that can help.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

You would be Nordic. While the term Aryan generally applies to people from Persia (none of those being blonde or blue eyed) it has never been connected anthropologically speaking to Germanic peoples. (contrary to what neo-nazis think) You would most likely be a mix of Rus and Slavic blood. Both of which would make you of pure Russian descent. Or if you wanted to go back to those tribal origins Nordic. Both the Slavs and the Rus were Nordic or Germanic tribes that settled in Russia. The Slavs settled in that area known as Moscow shortly around the time of the Roman Empires decline and founded what became known as the Muschivite (sorry if misspelled) dynasty. Around the period known as the Viking invasions a Swedish tribe known as the Rus had been making MERCHANT expeditions to that area. They were ASKED by the Moscow rulers to settle in that area as a way of bringing order to the lawless sections since the Rus had stronger forces and had an intrest in keeping that area peaceful. The Rus SETTLED in that area founding the towns of Novgorod and Kiev. While the term Russian is probably an offshoot of Rus you should realize that the Rus very quickly integrated into the Slavic culture while at the same time infusing it economically in order to give it the drive needed to begin expanding into a real political entity. In closing let me say that except for a few idiotic racists no one honestly cares whether you are pure anything. That isn't to say that you shouldn't be proud of your heritage. I am Anglo-Saxon and Slavic (English and Polish) on my father's side and German(unsure of which tribe) and Irish on my mother's. But being proud of your heritage doesn't mean at the expense of others. Also as a side note contrary to what neo-nazis think, being slav doesn't mean you aren't pure white. There are several Caucasian tribal descents. It is just as awesome to be of African descent or Asian or Latino or any other type of ethnic descent.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Russians are neither Nordic or Aryan. BTW, no Nordic or Germanic person is Aryan either. Report It

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

If ya "RUSHIN", slow down !

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

You look a little pale to me. And you have a goofy smile. So it's hard to tell. Sorry.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Could be either. Germans did invade Russia you know! Check your ancestry to be sure. My guess is Nordic, but German/Aryan is not to far from reality.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

That's kind of a racist question.

There are no true racial categories, only a spectrum.

Everyone is a mix of everything. Anyone who says differently is saying something really nasty about their ancestors.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Me parece que es una pregunta cuestionable y no es para nada malo en hacerla. Creo que ser閾哸s Nordico o mejor dicho eres un ruso nordico y no eres Aryan ya que no eres alem璋﹏.

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I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Aryan refers to someone who comes from Iran. According to wikipedia,

"Since ancient times, Persians have used the term Aryan as a racial designation in an ethnic sense to describe their lineage and their language, and this tradition has continued into the present day amongst modern Iranians (Encyclopedia Iranica, p. 681, Arya). In fact, the name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and means 'Land of the Aryans.' "

Hitler and some of the other racists in Europe really shouldn't have coined this term as meaning blond-hair and blue eyes. The term Aryan just sounds stupid to me, when it's supposed to refer to ancient and maybe modern Iranian/Persian peoples.

And as far as your racial heritage, you would need to research your family history. Lots of groups (ethnic, national, etc) can share similar looks.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

You are lovely

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

both are white.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Nordic. The Aryan race depicted and sensationalized by Nazi Germany is a very complex story. The Aryans of the Nazis were a white race that came from the mountains of Asia to colonize Europe and the idea was born from the Enlightenment Era as intellectuals sought to remove themselves from the "taint" of judaism. The Aryan concept came from India and the "Aryan race" was a myth based on it. It was politics and vanity, not an actual race of people.

You're likely not just German or just Nordic, but a mix of many races.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

http://www.dnaancestryproject.com/

If you want to know without a doubt this is it.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

You are most likely SLAV. Here is definition of Slav: one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs), the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs), and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs). Most Slavs are blond and have blue eyes.

The Slavic peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples, living mainly in Europe. Since emerging from their original homeland (most commonly thought to be in Eastern Europe) in the early 6th century, they have inhabited most of eastern Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Slavic settlers mixed with existing local populations and later invaders, thus modern Slavic peoples share few genetic traits. Yet they are connected by speaking often closely related Slavic languages, and also by a sense of common identity and history, which is present to different extents among different individuals and different Slavic peoples.

In 18 century there was a large German settlement in Russia with a lot of intermarriages.

Slavs have nothing to do with Vikings or Arians except genetic mixture.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

Interestingly enough not one of these characteristics - hair color, eye color or any other for that matter - defines one's race. There are Sicilians with blonde hair and Irish with blue eyes. I don't believe any combination of characteristics is uniform to any race either. Accept then that you are one of the human race.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

check out your family tree an you will find out for sure

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

definitely you are not Aryan, YOu must get furthur in details and study the history of wars to find out how many races have a hand in your race.Aryan race is very characterized ,particularized and full-blooded

either by appearance and by human gualities.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair, but I'm Russian, so am I an Aryan or Nordic?

To tell you frankly our ancestry cannot be determined by looking at the physical traits.