The enduring popularity of Russian brides has been a fact in our popular Western culture at least since the end of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Once the Berlin Wall fell in November of 1989, and also as a consequence of the efforts of then-Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, it was like the dam holding back a sea of beautiful Russian women had finally been breached.

Not soon after the events which took place in 1989 and especially after the Soviet Union as we knew it began to dissolve in 1991, the idea of taking a bride who hailed from Russia began to take hold. This country, as we know, constituted the major part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, along with the Ukraine and Georgia and several smaller satellite countries.

Russian women had always been known by the sophisticated among us as being among the most beautiful, generous and kind of all the women of Europe and the far eastern territories of the European continent. In fact, an open secret among men looking for possible matrimony involving a European woman was that it was possible to date - and maybe eventually wed -- Russian women who looked like Gisele Bundchen and cooked like a world class chef!

The beautiful element in this equation has always been the loyalty, kindness and compassion shown by a Russian bride to her new husband. Perhaps it's a product of generations of such matchmaking in their native land, but no other woman comes close to being immediately comfortable in such a relationship, though she may only have known her beau for a relatively short amount of time before marrying.

We all know how great it feels to find the mate of your dreams and sharing your life and all its special moments with someone special that we can’t wait to share our good news and our good "fortune" with others.

In fact, we can't wait for all our friends to share in the same happiness we've found and frequently can't help playing the "Good Samaritan" or should I say Cupid.

But playing matchmaker for someone or someones you care about can be a risky challenge, especially if things don't work out (as planned).

There are very few articles and resources addressing the topic of jealousy. I have come to the conclusion that this is merely because people don't know what stance to take on the situation. Everyone has been on both sides of the fence. Most of us have experienced a jealous lover and many of us have been in a relationship where we curiously find ourselves being insecure and jealous by nature. On one hand you want to condemn the abhorrent behavior exhibited by jealous partners while on the other hand you might be able to sympathize. I have decided to courageously announce my decided opinion. Jealousy is just another euphemism for psychotic behavior.

I passed the following article to my wife Lena and she found herself in complete agreement with it. Her twin sister and several of her girlfriends (see above) are currently dealing with the normal trials and tribulations of being a single girl and dealing with the more negative aspects of the dating in Russia and the FSU.

So in case you haven’t noticed yet…

It ain’t easy being a single girl in this part of the world. And indeed many of the married women also have more then their share of troubles as well. So with this in mind there has always been a great deal of speculation on behalf of these ladies as to what Men are like on the outside.

I’ve been working on a pretty cool project in this part of the world that will be a good business and networking opportunity for a willing investor.

I can’t go into the details of what this project is on an open forum like this but there is a great deal of potential upside for someone who is searching for a way to either live over here or to get personalized long term support from myself in finding the lady of their dreams.

Well comrades ..

Today is International Workers' Day, Communists, Socialists and all other variety of American liberals and Democrats.

Even the Democrats are doing everything possible to try to create a "People's Republic of America" ​​local Communist Party of guys did not have much to celebrate about over the last 15 years or so .. But they continue to do everything possible to get the old people who were raised in this system is enraged and buses around to the various statues of Lenin, who was still in town.

I got the chance to see it all last year, when I stumbled upon a crowd of red flags with hammer, sickle old symbols on them. Good thing I was not exactly holding Old Glory with me so that probably would not be welcomed at that particular moment.

True, most people do not really pay too much attention to this very day, although it is still a national holiday. What they are really doing, saved all his energy to a party on May 9, which is Russia's National Day. This is much more day and they also have much more fireworks too.

Read this article and you will see that the Russian women in this particular village are very courageous, given the scale of alcoholism, which affected their men.

Alcoholics in Russia have virtually no support in the form of peer support or organizations, such as AA, which can help them recover and become functional again. So, to see grass-roots effort on the part of women, regardless of how small is good. \

    Siberian Women Battle Against Alcoholics

Sex and the single mother

Even in contemporary society, single parent families are often stigmatized and thoughtlessly, suspects are not so functional as two parent families. Most single moms can verify how such a stigma seems to linger over our heads like some dark, ominous clouds. For example, suppose to grow because we have children, we are desperate for a husband, a school would have us believe that operating with disabilities and very few churches ministries created exclusively for us.

I could go on.

For some, our family is regarded as abnormal, incomplete or fragmented. Our homes are called "broken" and indirectly related to the production of defective or maladjusted children. The sad truth is that most people who raise these criticisms limited access to successful single-parent families and narrow definitions of "so-called" research written by people who know a little about us or the "human" part of our family. Let me be among the first to tell you that, contrary to popular belief, most moms succeed wonderfully at the same increase in a healthy, happy and adjusted for children. In many categories, our family kind of overshadow our colleagues from the parents.

I am always amazed at the beautiful women in Russia you can find just walking around you in close proximity

One day, you can be on station just to watch all the pretty ladies walk or the next day while going to the salon to get your hair cut you just might encounter the stunning reception as beautiful Natasha here.

You might find her smile is intoxicating and her behavior is a charming and friendly to those who are just so curiosity gets the best of you, and the conversation began.

You may find that it is a 22-year-old college student finishing his degree in economics and that she and her 26-year-old sister live completely on their own within five years.

You can also find out that she never had the opportunity to travel to another country and that she only made it to Moscow.

Now one can only hope that someday she will be able to see a little more light.

But until that day comes, I'm sure her bright smile will be held daily.

Because even in the cold early autumn, this simple girl leading the way.