The official research shows that 23% of Russians get paid cash in envelopes to hide true wages. Or, as Russians call it, “salaries”. (The difference between salaries and wages in Russia and Ukraine is explained in our earlier post.)…
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The winner of our Valentine’s Day contest is Julia from Russia. She is getting the prize of USD $500 as her entry collected the highest number of votes. Congratulations to the winner! We appreciate efforts…
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Russia’s oldest practicing surgeon Anna Levushkina lives in Ryazan. The 89-year-old doctor has performed over 10,000 surgeries during her 68-year career. Moreover, she’s still working and has no plans to retire. World’s oldest surgeon lives…
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Ukrainians believe it’s getting harder to obtain a U.S. visa with every year. In 2016 USA refused 40% of visitor visa applications by Ukrainians. Visitor entry to the USA According to the official data provided…
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Commissioner of the president of Ukraine for children’s rights Mykola Kuleba announced that the country is at 186th place in the world by birth rate and 13th in terms of nation’s extinction. As reported, the demographic…
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According to Russia’s children’s rights ambassador Anna Kuznetsova, there are 17 million households with minors in the country. About 30% of them are single mothers raising kids alone. 5 million Russian mothers raise children alone…
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A while ago I wrote an article about differences between Russian men and western guys. Predictably, some comments from Russian guys who read the account arrived. Of course, they disagreed with the review and some…
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23 February is regarded as Men’s Day in Russia. The official name of this holiday is “The Day of the Defender of the Fatherland”. However, since all Russian males over 18 have to serve in army…
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One more couple send us their love story—the second pair this week! Jason and Natalia met in April 2016 and got married in January 2017. 9 months from the first mail to marriage By Jason…
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By Olga and Robert (Ukraine, Australia) Good day, dear Elena and all the selfless team of ElenasModels dating site! Finally, we too collected ourselves to write and let you know about creation of another new…
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