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Unlike the cosmopolitan Ottoman Empire, the Arab world in itself never tried to extend its domination to Eastern Europe, and Russia never considered Arab states as potential colonies or objects for its imperial expansion.Īt the same time, there has always been a lot of interest in Russia to the Arab civilization – including language, culture, religion and history.
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It is worth noting that Russians and Arabs never fought against each other. Arab coins and jewelry can be found in coffers of Russian czars, some Russian words can be traced to their Arab origins. There were long times when the Russian and the Arab civilizations did not interact with each other directly, separated by other nations and other civilizations there were times when the Russian-Arab interaction was much more intense and dynamic. Of course, these twelve centuries were diverse. It means that Russians and Arabs know each other for more than twelve centuries – quite a long period by any standard. It is interesting that some of the first credible references to the mere existence of ancient Russian settlements and princedoms come from medieval Arab travelers and geographers of the VIII – IX centuries AD. Contacts between Russians and Arabs go deep into history.