Russia, the largest FSU state has an unparalleled cultural heritage of many centuries embodied in the little towns and cities of Moscow. Numerous art galleries, museum theatre halls, and St. Petersburg on river Neva are some of the most frequented places in the cities, while small towns with cloisters and castles have an old world charm about them. Russia is also known for its huge rivers, Volga, Lena, placid seas viz. the Caspian & Black Sea and chilly Siberian winters. But, no mention of Russia can ever be complete without its charming womenfolk. Russian women have caught the fancy of westerners since ages (Ayn Rand, Anna Pavlova, Anna Kornikova, Maria Sharapova to name a few) but recent times have seen an unpreceeded number of cross country marriages between Russian women and men from various European and American countries. And, to testify the fact further, there are over 80, 000 registered marriage agencies and dating sites in Ukraine alone with a mind boggling number of educated, professional Russian girls registered with them looking for their dream man outside FSU!



Russian women are known for their ethereal beauty, poise, intelligence, warmth, and strength of their character. With such poise, grace and intelligence why do these women have to look westwards for a suitable match? But, a fact not known to many women by far outnumber the men in Russia (the men: women ratio in Russia according to 2002 statistics is anywhere between 46-54% and things haven't much changed since then) which leaves her to either opt for a life of solitude or settle for being "second best" in their homeland. But, those who dare to look beyond the horizon, register with a dating site and find a suitable match in a foreign land.

In fact, a few of these women are seeking to break free. Russian society/culture is by and large male dominated. While the men are traditionally seen as the heads of the family and leaders, they are themselves notorious for not assuming the role! The women are left with making all the decisions for the family and supporting their lazy, deadbeat, drunkard husbands or boyfriends. In their own words, a whole lot of women opting to marry offshore admit that Russian men are irresponsible, extremely demanding, uncaring, and stone-hearted and have little empathy for their children, let alone their wives. So, Russian women have to shoulder the entire responsibility of looking after their families despite having a husband. While that may explain the independent and self reliant nature of Russian women but most Russian women if given a choice will prefer to stay indoors and devote their entire lives to their husband and children. So in fact through the dating sites they are looking for someone who can bravely shoulder their responsibilities and lead them, protect them and make them feel free!

If you're seeking a caring, beautiful wife who places her marriage above her career and family values above material wealth, you should look no further and settle for a Russian mail order bride. But a "mail order bride" is not some merchandise you can purchase online. You must be clear about that you're going to enter into a relation with someone a person from a foreign land who speaks an entirely different language and comes from a completely different background, which certainly means things are not going to be easy.

A relationship with a Russian woman is likely to be entirely different from any relationship you have had before. Remember you're dating someone only to get married and not looking for easy fun. Russian women are very serious about marriage from an early age and will take their share of time to judge your intentions before answering in affirmative. Give your relation time and space to flourish before you decide to say I Do. Get acquainted with each other and learn about each other's country, customs and life style, try to share your views on various issues and your likes/dislikes, it goes a long way in avoiding clashes at a later stage.

If you're genuinely interested in marrying a Russian girl, you should settle for one these international match making and dating sites. Make sure that you choose a legitimate Russian dating site. Some of the better known Russian dating sites are; russiandatinglive.com, match-ru.com, Russian-women.net, rwguide.com, Loversplanet.com, European-dating-club.com, woman-russian.w-ru.com, and Baltic.russian-women. Once, registered you will have access to the profiles of thousands of Russian women from whom you may handpick a select few on the basis of their age, physical appearance, interests, hobbies or professional background and interact with them through e-mails, postal mails, telephone or voice chats. Apart from this, these sites also provide many additional services like dating tips, translation services and wealth of information about Russia and its culture. But, they can only bring the two ends close by; making them meet will depend on how you nurture your relation.

A word of caution though, you must make sure that your Russian mail order bride is marrying you only for love and willing for long term commitment. Because, there are a handful of women registered on such sites who are either looking for easy money or want to have some fun or even worse migrate to another country by marrying a foreigner. In fact, it is in wake of such incidents that most reputed sites require the registered Russian women to appear for a personal interview and psychological screening where their intentions, credentials are assessed thoroughly so that fake profiles can largely be avoided. The agency staff thereby claims to know the ladies personally. The ladies registered on such sites are from well to do families and have nice academic and professional background. In fact, many of these dating sites have a marriage agency in Russia and Ukraine which lends them a genuine touch. But, deciding upon one's life partner is no child's play and in the virtual world where things are often not what they seem, making a choice is all the more difficult. So, one should always be patient, honest and wise while deciding upon a mail order bride.