Although Stalin feared the Russian people discovering their Khazar roots and tried to ban any research into it, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on camera in 2020 that the Russian people are actually descended from the Khazar Kaganate—a Jewish Kingdom of the 9th century.
Putin stated,
“They professed Judaism in the Kaganate, which was on the bregs of Azov and Black seas. It’s also ours; it’s us, which Russian people absorbed all this in ourselves. It’s a natural development.“
Two video sources:
Youtube (subtitles need to be selected under CC and switched to English)
Backup: Odysee (subtitles automatic)
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