| When someone searches through the Internet | | | | Only a few very big Russian cities such as |
| seeking a Russian women, he will be very | | | | Moscow and St. Peterburg have Internet services |
| surprised by the large number of Russian dating | | | | which are more or less affordable for the |
| services. There are literallythousands of them on | | | | average person. Also, Russiais very huge country, |
| the Internet!Have you ever asked yourself; why | | | | with its eleven time zones from East To West is |
| is that? | | | | now just getting Internet services established. It is |
| From all appearances it seems that all women | | | | only within the last three to four years that |
| want to escape from Russia because Russia is in | | | | Internet service providers have begun to take |
| a very difficult social and political and economic | | | | hold withinRussia and the fees for monthly service |
| situation.I hate to disappoint you, but that type of | | | | are out of the reach of most Russian citizens. |
| thinking isjust a stereotype.Growing up, it seems | | | | It is not uncommon for internet services to cost |
| that each generation has their own stereotypical | | | | $100.00or more, a month. With the average |
| idea about what Russia is and how hercitizens | | | | salary, for example,for a Russian doctor being |
| respond. | | | | around a $100.00, it is a luxury few citizens can |
| For almost seventy years, Russia was a very | | | | afford. But, we are talking abouta single woman |
| closed nation and outsiders (other nations), could | | | | or a one parent household.Do you think that the |
| not see or for that matter, interact with the | | | | average American single mother could afford this |
| Russian citizenry.From this action of closed | | | | kind of money for Internet services? So, this is |
| borders, somehow, was bornethe stereotype of | | | | the reason why you see so many Russian |
| what Russian women looked like, peasant stock, | | | | datingagency!Russian women HAVE TO USE their |
| with stern looks and aged appearances. | | | | service ! |
| With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the opening | | | | Another reason for these dating services is the |
| of borders and the birth of the Internet, the | | | | languagebarrier.For a very long time, Russia was a |
| wholeworld astonishingly discovered just how | | | | closed border countryand even when Russians |
| beautiful, feminine, slender and educated, Russian | | | | learned English at school, withoutthe ability to |
| women are!Foreign men who were finally allowed | | | | practice the use of the language on a dailybasis, |
| to travel to Russia, saw, with amazement, the | | | | English was basically a dead language and these |
| beauty and grace ofthe Russian woman.They | | | | agencies also became translators. |
| looked upon these women just like kids in a | | | | Now that everything in Russia has changed. It is a |
| candy store.The typical stereotype disappeared | | | | countrythat is open to the world and people are |
| as quickly as melting snow in spring! | | | | now stimulated to learn English.Internet providers |
| Unfortunately, as quickly as the old stereotype of | | | | are popping up all over Russia and Internetcafes |
| Russian females disappeared, a new stereotype | | | | are entrenching themselves in cities, big and |
| emerged;"All Russian women want to escape | | | | small.In this situation more and more women can |
| from Russia" and because of this new labeling, the | | | | communicate with their soulmates through the |
| Internet has so manyRussian Dating agencies. | | | | Internet without any help of anymarriage agency. |
| The truth of the matter is, that the percentage | | | | They don't need translating services as they did in |
| of Russian women who are looking for their | | | | the past. Many women prefer to spend money |
| "soulmates" through the internet is no greater | | | | on English lessons, than to pay very high prices |
| than the percentage of women from western | | | | for dating services. |
| countries such as England, Canada,Australia and | | | | People all over the world are generally the same. |
| the United States who are searching the Internet | | | | Nobody likes to show private letters to a stranger |
| for their future intended !!!! | | | | or to convey their most private thoughts and |
| Here is an interesting tidbit:With the population of | | | | Internet conversations toa dating service |
| Russia at approximately 170 million people as | | | | employee for translation. |
| compared to the United State's population of | | | | At the present time, Internet services are grows |
| more than 250 million people, why isit that you | | | | dramaticallyin Russia.Yes, it is a difficult time in this |
| don't see as many dating agencies from other | | | | vast country but it isimpossible to stop progress. |
| countries?The answer, you guys, is a simple one..... | | | | Russians are beginning to communicate with the |
| CHOICE!!! | | | | rest of the world through their own computer.In |
| Women, from the USA and most other Western | | | | the very near future you will see a dramatic |
| Nations have choices to use or not to use a | | | | reductionof Russian dating services, the "Russian |
| dating agency service. Almost all women from | | | | Women Eager to Escape" myth, and the typical |
| western countrieshave computers at home or at | | | | stereotype about Russian women totally |
| the job. Also, Internetservices in most of these | | | | disappears. |
| countries is ridiculously low compared with Russia. | | | | |