Breaking the Stereotypes about Russian Women
Humans are prone to stereotyping, which makes it is easier for them to
understand the world around them. Everything becomes clear and simple. It takes
much more to understand the complicated colorful picture of life. You’ll need facts
and figures for that as well as putting some effort into analyzing it.
That’s why people are using stereotypes since ancient times.
Being a part of the universal flow Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorussian
ladies also have stereotypes surrounding them.
Let’s bust the myths one-by- one.
1. All Russian girls/women are beautiful.
Not all of Russian women are breathtaking beauties. Of course, as any
country in the world, Russia and post-Soviet states are home to many overweight
and unattractive women. But the main difference between Russian and western
women lies in two factors: an average Russian girl is thinner than her western
counterpart, and she takes good care of herself which includes make-up, manicure
and pedicure, following fashion trends, not wearing baggy clothes outside her
home, etc.
By simply watching women in the streets you’ll get 4-5 attractive ladies out
of 10 in Russia against 2-3 in any western country.
2. All Russian girls are excellent housewives
I’ll tell you right away: this is not true. The civilization in the form of frozen
food, cutting-edge home and kitchen appliances arrived to Russia relatively late, so
Russian women generally can cook and view housekeeping as a female duty.
However, in Soviet times, for many years propaganda was deliberately
spreading the image of a working woman. 99% of women in the Soviet Union
were working. Coming home after an 8-hour working day only to find washing,
cooking and cleaning waiting for them.
Many women developed a peculiar attitude towards housekeeping viewing it
as a quite unpleasant duty after their main job, a second shift. That’s why a career
of a housewife doesn’t particularly appeal to most women in today’s Russia,
Ukraine and Belarus.
Let’s put it like this: generally, Russian ladies are better housewives than
their western counterparts, but they compare poorly to the ladies from the Middle
East and the Far East (where housekeeping is still considered a woman’s essential
duty).
3. All Russian women are warm and family-oriented.
Again, a myth. As anywhere else, there are both family-oriented and career-
oriented women in Russia. There is not much space for spirituality in everyday
Russian life. The heroes and heroines of Pushkin, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky (world-
famous Russian writers) are stuck in the 19 th century with their creators.
Modern Russian girls are often tougher, more cynical and practical than their
western counterparts. The experiences of daily life harden a character.
Many Russian girls, especially those who know English, received a good
education and are dreaming of a fulfilling career. They are likely to turn down your
offer to start a career in the kitchen and to give birth to 4 children.
4. All Russian men are lazy drinkers, and that makes any western man look
like a Prince Charming.
A fundamentally false assumption. There are lots of interesting, smart and
handsome men in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. On the other hand, women in these
countries know how a man should treat a lady. You might have to try really hard to
please a Russian woman.
The difference shows only if a couple is married and have children together.
Russian men are less actively involved in family matters and are less willing to
perform domestic duties than their western counterparts. Why try harder? There
are plenty of divorced attractive women in Russia who get no alimony from former
husbands.
In fact, the dating market in Russia (Ukraine, Belarus) is ruled by men.
Family guys who are ready to take on responsibilities and the stepfather duties are
quite rare.
So if you are ready to take serious steps, you will be an interesting candidate
in Russian ladies’ eyes. Then again, you will have to stand out in the competition
with local men in generosity, gallantry and romantic ways, and that is not an easy
5. All Russian (Byelorussian, Ukrainian) women are of one and the same
This is a serious mistake. All of them are different, starting from their ethnic
origin (there were over 100 ethnicities represented in the former USSR) down to
education, religion and personal values.
You will have to find your way through the different types of Russian
women. What are the differences among them? Whom exactly are you dealing
with and planning a relationship or starting a family?
6. The biggest stereotype: all Russian girls dream about marrying a foreigner
and about emigration.
This is a delusion. Not all, not even the majority of Russian women dream
about leaving their home country and immigrating to the West.
Girls are afraid of the immigration process, of a foreign language, of an
unfamiliar man, of a new life and the risks associated with it.
So you are left with 5-10% of the fearless ones who are not easily put off by
difficulties.
The good news is that if you convert the 10% into numbers you’ll get 5-10
million potential brides aged 20-50 years.
The chances are pretty good, aren’t they?
Author of the article is Shmilovitch Michael,
https://www.Realrussianbride.com
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