Well I won’t be having any turkey for Thanksgiving since it’s next to impossible to find here and unfortunately it isn’t so popular in Russia.

So all of you Guys will just have to make sure that you help yourself to an extra serving of delicious food for me! Oh an don’t forget the gravy too..

Now if you can believe it..

I’ve NEVER met a local Russian Person who has ever had a chance to eat Turkey.. (and yes I know this is a Serious Bummer as far as they’re concerned)

I think congratulations to the people in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya.

I can probably guess that these people are quite happy to live among such people Russian ladies.

Anna Chapman, the young Russian woman at the centre of "deep cover" spy ring allegations has been romantically involved with a rich businessman more than twice her age, it has been claimed.

By Tom Leonard in New York 7:51PM BST 01 Jul 2010

Miss Chapman, 28, told friends she had been seeing Michael Bittan, 60, a New Jersey millionaire, after they met more than a year ago in a Manhattan nightclub popular with Russians.

"He was older but he clearly loves surrounding himself with beautiful women, mostly Russian, and since the spring Anna was in his inner circle," a member of the same party set told the New York Daily News.

Miss Chapman, who moved to New York in February after living for in London for four years, could be jailed for five years if convicted of conspiracy to act as the agent of a foreign government.

Described by a prosecutor as a "practised deceiver", she has already been denied bail as a potential flight risk.

Times have changed and the new generation of Russian brides is very different from what Russian women and girls used to be 10 years ago.

The new generation Russian bride is smart, successful and educated. The conditions in major Russian cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg are similar of any European city. Russian people are proud of their heritage and remember, Russia is still the largest country in the world (nearly double the size of the second geographically largest country in the world, Canada); Russians were the first to send a human into space and Russia's college education level is over 60% of population.

Internet and other modern conveniences such as email and mobile phones are accessible to any person. Russia is a highly urbanized country with the majority of population living in cities, most owing their homes/apartments.

According to some reports there are more dollar billionaires in Moscow than in New York (thanks to very favorable Russian tax policies), and Russia is a primary importer of European luxury cars.

So, what does it mean for the new generation of Russian brides, who are joining online dating agencies today?

Masha introduced me to a close friend from her university.

And the more I learned about Dasha and her background the more I was impressed at her goodness and strength.

She’s about to turn 22 and her family comes from very modest means.   And if you’ve read my earlier post about the life of a typical Russian Girl.. then try to imagine a step below that on the Russian economic standard of living and you might start to understand a few things.   I really don’t want to get into too much detail but lets just say that where she comes from having running water in your home is not taken for granted.

Now I admit the following article can be a little biased, because it came from the English edition of the newspaper Moscow Times ..

But hey ..

I do not think I could have done better to write such an article was inspired by our favorite women in Russia itself.

But in ANYCASE ..

I can certainly relate to this guy.

Interesting. Very very interesting.

Imagine my surprise to see the article about Russian women in the Forbes Magazine of all places.

I thoroughly enjoyed, but I felt that the author, Melik Kayan, there was no other choice but to protect his rear by writing it in the form of half a PC.

However, despite its vague narrative.