Source: – Subhash Kak / Twitter.com
Igor Kotin: "Hinduism in Russia is known from at least the 16th century. With the conquest of Astrakhan in 1556 its small Indian community became part of the Moscow state. Till the 19th century this community was an important part of the trading world in Southern Russia." 1/2
— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) June 23, 2018
"In the early 18th century the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great met Astrakhan Hindus and on their request asked the Russian Senate to issue a law for protecting Hindu beliefs. This was the first law in Russia to protect foreign creeds." 2/2
— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) June 23, 2018
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