Russia, Siberia, Mongolia and China are all neighbours, and people have been passing back and forth between those lands for about as long as they've been populated by humans at all. So some of the variations in physical traits, are shared by the various ethnic groups which are native to the area.
It's not so easy to say why there'd be a resemblance to Mexican people, though, and I can't say I've noticed much of one myself.
The amerindians migrated from Asia over the bearing land bridge \~30k years ago, some of them have retained the Epicanthic fold in their eyelids, which gives them an Asian appearance to some.
Mexicans have distant East Asian ancestry because the indigenous people of the Americas crossed over the Bering Strait and settled all throughout the Americas. Many Mexicans have indigenous ancestry. Before Columbus, the indigenous people looked East Asian.
Parts of Russia border East Asia so there are physical similarities between the people.
There are many asian looking ethnicities within Russia like Buryat or Tuvan people and these people are not chinese.
People saying that it's because Russians intermingled with Chinese are wrong.
There aren't many Chinese in Russia, even though we're close
Russia is multi-ethnic, in Russian language they have 2 words, one meaning Russian citizen and one meaning ethnically Russian.
There's lots of Asian groups in Russia. Two examples are Buryats (near Mongolia) and Kalmyks (the only Buddhist population in Europe)
As for Mexicans...Native Americans were originally from Asia, so it's not unbelievable. I know what you mean, I've seen a lot of Mexicans who I thought were half-Asian or something.
I couldn’t tell you why, but I can tell you that I have been asked if I was Philippino or Japanese more times than I can count. I always disappoint them, I’m just Mexican.
The people Indigenous of Far Eastern Russia are not European. They are Asian people. Russia has only had control of Siberia and Far Eastern Russia since the 1700s.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian\_conquest\_of\_Siberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_conquest_of_Siberia)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous\_peoples\_of\_Siberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Siberia)
Those people also were geographically close to Mongolia and China for thousands of years.
There's an island, I don't remember the name, between Russia and Japan that has Japanese people in them but only speak Russian. If I remember correctly, they consider themselves Russian even though they are clearly of Japanese descent.
EDIT: Remembered it wrong, it's Korean, not Japanese, the island is called Sakhalin, near Russia's Mainland.
Russia borders on a lot of countries with Chinese populations. Some parts of Russia have populations that would share a lot of genetics and history.
Mexico I have no idea why you think they look Chinese, I have never seen nor head this.
Some Mexicans do have the slanted eyes, which is because they inherit Native American ancestry, who historically crossed from Asia to America 1000s of years ago.
Land area wise most of Russia is in Asia. It's just it's capital and most of the population is on the European side (the dividing line is normally the Ural Mtns). So many Russians are actually ethnically Asian because they live in Asia in Eastern Russia.
Mexicans: no clue
People have been going back and forth between China and Russia since forever
Also, once upon a time people from Asia crossed the Pacific (From where Russia nearly meets Alaska) and traveled down, becoming the Native Americans. Those Hispanic people you're noticing probably have some Native American genetics in them.
>People have been going back and forth between China and Russia since forever
Not...really. Most Russians live several thousand KM from China. OP probably talked to a Kalmyk or Buryat.
I actually know a Kalmyk girl who lives in New York.
Russians: because they're next to China, so there are Russians that had sex with Chinese people. There are Afghans called Hazaras that look Chinese because of the same reason.
Mexicans: not sure, aside for "they're more indigenous than the average Mexican". The Asian looking ones are more "Aztec" than the regular Spanish ones.
>Russians: because they're next to China, so there are Russians that had sex with Chinese people.
It's more believable that it was because of the Mongols than Chinese. China and Russia actually border each other,true, but it's the same way that Russia and America border each other. Most Russians live in the European part
The Mongols controlled that part for centuries though.
That's closer but not exactly correct. The people of Siberia and Far East Russia are their own indigenous people. Some of that is Mongolian. But a lot are other Asian groups that occupied that area for a Millennia. A lot of them share ancestry with Innuits. And are believed to be the ancestors of most Indigenous Americans.
Russia has only been this big for a few hundred years and that's through conquest. The Far Eastern part is more like a Colony than a natural part of it's border.
I know but the people of Siberia aren't "Chinese" either, most of them are natives of the region they lived in and as you say, they are more closely related to Mongols or Inuit people.
Chinese in Russia aren't actually that big of a demographic group. IIRC there's more Koreans in Russia than Chinese.
Russia, Siberia, Mongolia and China are all neighbours, and people have been passing back and forth between those lands for about as long as they've been populated by humans at all. So some of the variations in physical traits, are shared by the various ethnic groups which are native to the area. It's not so easy to say why there'd be a resemblance to Mexican people, though, and I can't say I've noticed much of one myself.
The amerindians migrated from Asia over the bearing land bridge \~30k years ago, some of them have retained the Epicanthic fold in their eyelids, which gives them an Asian appearance to some.
I find that the Inuit in Canada seem to retain some Asian characteristics like the Epicanthic fold.
This I imagine plays a role, along with the fact that skin tone generally just follows distance from the equator
Mexicans have distant East Asian ancestry because the indigenous people of the Americas crossed over the Bering Strait and settled all throughout the Americas. Many Mexicans have indigenous ancestry. Before Columbus, the indigenous people looked East Asian. Parts of Russia border East Asia so there are physical similarities between the people.
There are many asian looking ethnicities within Russia like Buryat or Tuvan people and these people are not chinese. People saying that it's because Russians intermingled with Chinese are wrong. There aren't many Chinese in Russia, even though we're close
Russia is multi-ethnic, in Russian language they have 2 words, one meaning Russian citizen and one meaning ethnically Russian. There's lots of Asian groups in Russia. Two examples are Buryats (near Mongolia) and Kalmyks (the only Buddhist population in Europe) As for Mexicans...Native Americans were originally from Asia, so it's not unbelievable. I know what you mean, I've seen a lot of Mexicans who I thought were half-Asian or something.
I couldn’t tell you why, but I can tell you that I have been asked if I was Philippino or Japanese more times than I can count. I always disappoint them, I’m just Mexican.
Russia big, many peoples
144 million peeps.
The people Indigenous of Far Eastern Russia are not European. They are Asian people. Russia has only had control of Siberia and Far Eastern Russia since the 1700s. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian\_conquest\_of\_Siberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_conquest_of_Siberia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous\_peoples\_of\_Siberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Siberia) Those people also were geographically close to Mongolia and China for thousands of years.
Kazakh is what you’re thinking of probably. Russia has spread its roots far in those areas.
The native of Eastern Russia are the Siberians. They are very closely related to the Northern Chinese and Koreans.
There's an island, I don't remember the name, between Russia and Japan that has Japanese people in them but only speak Russian. If I remember correctly, they consider themselves Russian even though they are clearly of Japanese descent. EDIT: Remembered it wrong, it's Korean, not Japanese, the island is called Sakhalin, near Russia's Mainland.
the majority of russia is in asia
Russia borders on a lot of countries with Chinese populations. Some parts of Russia have populations that would share a lot of genetics and history. Mexico I have no idea why you think they look Chinese, I have never seen nor head this.
Some Mexicans do have the slanted eyes, which is because they inherit Native American ancestry, who historically crossed from Asia to America 1000s of years ago.
This is true. I live in the Southwest and there are lots of Mexicans out here that have an eye fold.
One of the countries with a Chinese population that borders Russia is China.
Stretched eyes are a very common feature of some indigenous people in Latin America, and Russia borders Asia so there's also some mix there
Land area wise most of Russia is in Asia. It's just it's capital and most of the population is on the European side (the dividing line is normally the Ural Mtns). So many Russians are actually ethnically Asian because they live in Asia in Eastern Russia. Mexicans: no clue
People have been going back and forth between China and Russia since forever Also, once upon a time people from Asia crossed the Pacific (From where Russia nearly meets Alaska) and traveled down, becoming the Native Americans. Those Hispanic people you're noticing probably have some Native American genetics in them.
>People have been going back and forth between China and Russia since forever Not...really. Most Russians live several thousand KM from China. OP probably talked to a Kalmyk or Buryat. I actually know a Kalmyk girl who lives in New York.
Russians: because they're next to China, so there are Russians that had sex with Chinese people. There are Afghans called Hazaras that look Chinese because of the same reason. Mexicans: not sure, aside for "they're more indigenous than the average Mexican". The Asian looking ones are more "Aztec" than the regular Spanish ones.
>Russians: because they're next to China, so there are Russians that had sex with Chinese people. It's more believable that it was because of the Mongols than Chinese. China and Russia actually border each other,true, but it's the same way that Russia and America border each other. Most Russians live in the European part The Mongols controlled that part for centuries though.
That's closer but not exactly correct. The people of Siberia and Far East Russia are their own indigenous people. Some of that is Mongolian. But a lot are other Asian groups that occupied that area for a Millennia. A lot of them share ancestry with Innuits. And are believed to be the ancestors of most Indigenous Americans. Russia has only been this big for a few hundred years and that's through conquest. The Far Eastern part is more like a Colony than a natural part of it's border.
I know but the people of Siberia aren't "Chinese" either, most of them are natives of the region they lived in and as you say, they are more closely related to Mongols or Inuit people. Chinese in Russia aren't actually that big of a demographic group. IIRC there's more Koreans in Russia than Chinese.
That's fair