By Tanya

I was working as a translator/interpreter for many International Dating Agencies in Russia and Ukraine the past 14 years of my life. I know some Russian women are like what you described them to be; but most are not.. Or perhaps - not any more.. The picture of a Russian woman being just a home-keeper, wife and mom is the pic that was true for mid and late 90ies when USSR just collapsed and many ladies felt like just finding a good man to be in a relationship in to avoid all the hardships in economy and life in general. In the past 10 years or so Russian women grew.. Id say.. just much more goal-oriented (when it comes to life priorities) and selective (when it comes to relationships with men). They didnt become better or worse, just slightly different in their way of thinking. And they are no longer trying to marry "just any good western guy" to get them out of their country, they rather look for someone they can be compatible with in many different ways. And they pay less attention now at whether he is a local or a foreigner, they rather look for normal relationship.. I even wrote a book on all these changes the International Dating scene in the former USSR has gone through in the past 10 or 15 years, as those changes were really pretty dramatic.. My book is posted on my site http://www.iwka.net if anyones interested to know more about it.