Be careful when you say European achievements.
IT IS WEST EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENTS
East Europeans have their own achievements.
West Europe historically was never conquered by non-Whites but East Europe had been historically conquered for over thousand years by Mongols and half mongoloid Turkic barbarians like Huns, Gokturks, Avars, Khazars ect Southern Europe and East Europe were also ruled by the Middle eastern Ottoman for like 600 years because they were militarily weak compared to west Europe. West Europe had Roman civilization too and West Europe changed the world and made the world what it is today that's the difference between West and East Europeans.
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This is a response to Sarmatian
East Europe and Southern Europe were CONQUERED, I know some East Europeans want to deny this fact but it's a fact even by your own East European historian as well as evident records. When BBC made a documentary they too say East Europe under the rule of Mongol. You're right that there is a difference between conquered and being subjected to tribute.
Light Gray = countries under Mongol rule: Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Crimea.
Dark Gray = countries vassals and tribute to Mongols: Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Belarus
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Even the Russian newspaper themselves will say Mongols ruled Russia for 300 years "Mongols traveled through Asia and Russia and afterwards invaded Europe in XII century. They ruled Russia for nearly 300 years. "
http://english.pravda.ru/health/31-0...-alcoholism-0/
Is this really a fact? why do I see Hungary, Romania, Ukraine under Ottoman rule?
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