Once we offered savages beautiful beads

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Сообщение от Eugene

At the expense of savages, I think he meant colonial England 17-18 century.

No, Eugene, look deeper. He's a smart guy, and learned Russian well enough, but it does not take into account the fact that we were taught long enough to read between the lines.
Now we all understand correctly.
Similarly behaved Armand Hammer, when the "help" of Russia with grain. And now the famous portrait of the Doge (a frill) Velazquez reason in his collection.
No, Eugene, there's not that simple ...