It's Funny we Dutch have connections in Asia for centuries.
With the Chinese, with the Japanese and also with the Russians.
Anna Paulowna (18 January 1795– 1March 1865), Grand Duchess of Russia, of the House of Romanov, was the wife of King William and Queen of the Netherlands.
Dutch words have found their way into Russian, largely thanks to Tsar Peter the Great (1672-1725) .