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Are all Russian wives family-oriented?

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Russian Women are Not Desperate to Leave

American media like to portray Russia as a country of severe cold, extreme poverty and sad unsatisfied people. If you have been in Moscow, Saint Petersburg or any other big Russian city at least once, you know that it is not true.

Many Russians live better than average Americans. They dress nicer, drive better cars and can afford exotic vacations once a year. They don’t mortgage themselves to the hilt, and they don’t have enormous debt. No doubt poverty exists in Russia, but it also exists in the United States. We personally know a few Russian-American couples, where the Russian bride had a better life in Russia in an economical sense. Read more »

Three Main Myths About Russia

When I came to this country I was pleasantly surprised by how friendly Americans were. Almost everybody I met seemed to be excited to find out that I was Russian. “Cool, Russia!- people would say. “Yeah, I know it is very cold there” or “I heard that you have lots of bears in Russia”, or a classic: “Wow, Russian, you say, so how much vodka can you drink?” From conversations with people I also found out that people in Russia are very sad, very poor and that most of the men wear beards. Read more »

Things You Absolutely Need to Know before Taking a Russian Woman out on a Date. Part 1

russianladiesYou’ve been corresponding with a Russian woman for awhile and decided it was time to finally meet her. Whether you met her online, through your friends, or in Red Square, and irregardless of where your first date is going to be, there are things that you need to know before going out. Otherwise your first date might turn out to be a nightmare, and it might become your last. Read more »

Russian Gift Giving Customs

You probably heard that Russians love gifts. It usually has nothing to do with materialism and in my opinion Russians are much less materialistic than Americans. If you want to appear cultural and make your Russian woman/bride/wife happy, you need to know Russian gift giving customs. Read more »

Russian Scammers are Getting Creative

Just to clarify, Russian scammers are not Russian women who post their profiles online. As a matter of fact, many so-called “Russian scammers” are not women and not Russian at all. They are called Russian, because they use Russian dating sites as their scam arena.

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Are All Russian Wives Great Cooks?

There are many myths, truths and stereotypes about Russian wives. One of them is that all Russian wives are great cooks. Read more »