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Vera is a female first name of Russian or Latin origin, and coincides with the Latin word verus meaning verity. The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. Usage: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Dutch, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Albanian, French, Polish, Armenian, Hungarian, Romanian. AD during the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire under the emperor Hadrian. In the English language, late 13c. Meaning “greatly, extremely” is first recorded mid-15c. Used as a pure intensive since Middle English.
In Albanian the meaning of the word “vera” is summer. The Albanian male version of the name Vera is Veriu which has the meaning “north” alb. Vera Dietz, the titular character of the young adult novel by A. In the Russian language, Vera may also be a diminutive of the male first names Avenir and Averky. This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Jump to navigation Jump to search “Black Russians” redirects here.
For the cocktail, see Black Russian. Afro-Russians are people of African descent or those who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations that have migrated to and settled in Russia. The Metis Foundation estimates that there are about 50,000 Afro-Russians. Representatives of African peoples in the Russian language are commonly called negry.
A notable member of this small group is Abram Petrovich Gannibal: an African emancipated and adopted by Peter the Great, given education, raised to nobility, and served in both civil and military capacities. This section does not cite any sources. After the revolution several black African families came to the Soviet Union under the auspices of the Comintern. They were chiefly specialists in the spheres of industrial production and agriculture. When African nations gained independence from colonialism, the Soviet Union offered scholarships to young people from these nations. About 400,000 Africans studied in the former Soviet Union between the late 1950s and 1990.
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