Voice of America: For Africans in Moscow, a Slow Return to Soviet Exoticism

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

For Africans in Moscow, a Slow Return to Soviet Exoticism Mar 14th 2013, 16:56 When Russian nationalist skinheads chant against "the chyorni" — or "the blacks" — they protest Muslim immigrants from Central Asia.   But Africans in Moscow say they also can be targets.   For several African immigrants interviewed on a recent afternoon in the warmth of a Protestant church community center, Moscow is not welcoming to people of color.   Rukunayi Pitsou, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, said 15 skinheads once chased him into a building. He only ... Media files: 406AC7D0-2BF9-4BC4-A7A9-688C7F660522_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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