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Mail Order Brides

The term ‘Mail Order Bride’ was coined during World War 2. Today it still is used, but not near as much. Some think of mail order brides as an arranged marriage. I beg to differ bigtime. In this day and age, men travel to Russia (or whatever country the woman is from) and meet a [...]

Russian Women

Yes, they are Russian. They are similar in every way to American women. But the slight differences in the way they look, the way they act, their personalities, the things they like to do and I am sure many other things is what makes them uniquely different. I can even say their attitude towards sex [...]

Easter Today

It’s Easter today. The in-laws like fish, so I offered to smoke fish today. Got some nice looking trout - they’ve never had trout in Russia. I actually smoke fish every couple of months. We really enjoy smoked fish, but I don’t really care for the smoked fish that you purchase in the store. And [...]

Four Days Down, Three To Go

Well, it’s been 4 days since she left. I have to admit that it’s getting a little lonely here at home. We talk once a day about what’s going on in Russia and things that are going on here at home. She says the infrastructure has changed a lot since our last trip to Ekaterinburg [...]

The Wife’s Parents

The wife is off to Russia this week. Her parents have been evicted from Russia for being capitalists. The KGB came to their house and gave them 30 days notice to get out of the country or be thrown into the gulag…
Ok, maybe not, but they are coming to the USA to live. They have [...]