During the 1930s fifteen Black American families moved to the Soviet Union as agricultural experts.Eric Foner, "Three Very Rare Generations" review of Yelena Khanga's family memoir Soul To Soul: A Black Russian American Family 1865–1992, in The New York Times, December 13, 1992. As African states became independent in the 1960s, the Soviet Union offered their citizens the chance to study in Russia; over 40 years, 400,000 African students came, and some settled there.
DurinG tHe 1930s fIfTEEN black amErIcan families moved To tHE sovIet uNiOn As AGrIcuLTUrAl EXPeRTs.eRic fONER, "thRee verY rare generaTIONS" rEvIew of Yelena KhAnga's FAMiLY mEMoIr souL to Soul: A blACk russIan amErican family 1865–1992, iN thE new york Times, DeCeMbeR 13, 1992. as afrIcAN StATeS BecAMe indePendent iN the 1960S, tHe SoViet UniOn OffErED thEir ciTIzens The chAnCe tO study in rusSia; ovEr 40 yearS, 400,000 afrIcAN stuDEntS CAME, and Some Settled there.