Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Food And Dining
  4. / Drinks
  5. / Alcohol And Alcoholic Drinks
  6. / Cocktails
  7. / What Is In A Cocktail?

by Spixxy on June 4th, 2004

Spixxy

Question

Help answer this question below.

What is in a White Russian?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. Showing one answer.

  • by Jan Szafranski on June 7th, 2004

    Jan Szafranski

    This is an answer I gave to a question elsewhere... I don't know how it ended up in the alcohol section. Please ignore this (unless you're interested in the historical aspect)... As far as I'm aware, 'White Russians' refers to those people who were originally different nationals bordering Russia prior to absorbtion. To explain this, take my father who was born in Poland nearish the Russian border. He was Polish. Russia subsequently enlarged, 'eating' a portion of Poland and declaring it Russia. The Polish village of my father suddenly no longer existed. The place remained, only now with a different name in a different country. So now the border had moved, and my father found himself on 'Russian' territory. Likewise, as Russia did not recognise that this land was Polish therefore people born there were likewise not recognised as Polish, so all Poles born there were simply reclassified as Russians - much to their disgust I hasten to add. As far as I'm aware, these 'newly-born Russians' are the 'White Russians' to which you are referring.

    Comments

    • While correct, it wasn't what the question reffered to.

      MadToker

      by MadToker on August 28th, 2004

    • This is clearly in the alcohol section - making your answer totally unrelated.

      xoxojuli

      by xoxojuli on January 9th, 2006

    • Since 1013 to 1924 Poles ravaged West lands of Rus' and the core Russia itself (remember 1610s?).

      dromader2001

      by dromader2001 on January 24th, 2006

    3 comments | Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading What is in a White Russian?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

Answerbag

a Demand Media company