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Odd, just about every man here married to a Ukrainian or Russian woman says the same thing, food left on the counter or stove...and she did not start doing it when we moved here.

Yeah, I don't know, maybe me, my family, my friends and all the people I know are some wrong kind of Russians and Ukrainians :huh:

My husband actually can forget to put something to the fridge, but I make sure that nothing is left on the stove or on the counter before I go to bed.

She will not use pancake mix even...she makes blini from scratch. If she buys juice she bys the ones that say "Ingredients: Orange Juice" Or "Apples" or she makes her own "compote"

I won't use pancake mix, because I don't like the taste of those pancakes. I like very-very thin blinchiki and mixing the ingredients for them is the easiest part. I won't buy pizza dough, I make pelmeni and chebureki dough from scratch - sometimes I make extra and just freeze some, so I can save time on making it next time.
But I don't see anything bad in using some mixes - you can always check the ingredients and make sure that the mix you're buying only has 1-2 types of flour, baking soda, sugar, salt etc. - the same stuff I would use anyway.

Sergey worked at McDonald's not this summer, but last summer and he said "they are just crazy" about bacteria! Alla's thought was "McDonalds worries about bacteria? What about the horrible food?"

OK, I worked in different food places in the States, including McD - none of them was "crazy about bacteria". I walked in a pizza place in New Orleans and walked out in a minute, because the first thing I happened to see was a big huge rat. Maybe it is different in Vermont though, I don't know.

I have heard from many people, mostly Ukrainians, that Russians are not as clean as Ukrainians. I know that Alla is very clean and our kitchen is very clean and dare I "make a mess" I get the whole "you have to respect my work" lecture.

If you drive from Eastern Ukraine to Western Ukraine, you will notice that the streets become more and more clean as you approach the west of the country. Eastern Ukraine and Kiev is the same as a lot of places in Russia. Although, a lot of cities in Siberia are more clean than Moscow, for example.
The inside of the house has nothing to do with it, though - it depends on a person, living there. It doesn't depend even a little bit on whether this person is Russian or Ukrainian or American.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-05 07:59:00

Yeah right. Alla gets milk from a cow she knows personally and will not buy milk in plastic containers, she knows the chickens she gets eggs from, buys fresh vegetables and meat, nothing from a box or can. No cake mixes, pancake mixes etc. (I buy some of that stuff but she will not eat it) She WILL eat some types of sausage, but not the usual smoked sausage we are used to, it has to be "sausage like in Ukraine"

She will find a way to avoid chemical food, I promise you.

I do not complain about anything thatgets IN the refrigerator. The problem is getting it IN there rather than being left on the counter or stove

I understand the concerns about milk, eggs etc. I don't understand the sausage thing, because sausages in Ukraine and Russia are made of God knows what, God knows how. I will use some mixes for baking, I don't see anything wrong with them - it's just that somebody pre-mixed different kinds of flour and sugar for me.
I don't see where is the refrigerator problem comes from. I haven't seen a family n Russia or Ukraine, who would leave something on the counter. It seems very very weird to me.

There really are so many fewer preservatives in all the food in Ukraine - a paradox, because the food does seem to last longer with less care (bread for example).

Bread lasts longer in Ukraine? Russian/Ukrainian bread is only good for a couple of days. Here, if it's just out of the bakery, it will be good for about the same time... While sandwich bread and potato rolls can be good for a couple of weeks...

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-03 08:55:00

I give Olya credit here, she was all for trying all the new appliances. She loves the dish-washer, the clothes dryer, the vacuum and the carpet shampooing machine! She had no use for the Kitchenaid mixer but once she tried the bread-maker she was sold.

I don't have any problem using any of the machines we have. My mom likes them too, she doesn't have that many in Russia, but she would love to have them all. They make your life so much easier, I don't see the point in not using them.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-11-30 06:34:00

I've actually never had a problem with getting RUB men to do housework. I've even had guys that I am Just Friends with come over and tidy up my room and cook for me, but this may just be indicative of my own lack of domestic skills more than anything else. I can cook now, but only because a RUB ex of mine taught me how.

I couldn't really cook until a couple of months ago.
I'm bored at home, so sometimes I'll cook something. The weird thing is that I never ruined anything. My husband says: "Why did you lie to me? You said you couldn't cook and you can!" :blush:

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-11-23 04:53:00

What about RUB man folk?

My dad does all the "men work", cooks, does the ironing (he thinks that men do the ironing better than women... my husband does not agree with him :lol:

) and helps my mom to clean.

In answer to the original question, I get a lot of "The maid has left" (in various tones of voice, depending).

I say that too sometimes.
My husband says that while American women are tougher than me on the outside, they are actually more submissive, but... for some reason he likes me better. I guess, that's what they call love

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-11-23 04:41:00

I do most of housework right now, since I'm the one, who is not working. When I start working it's going to be 50/50 with laundry, ironing and doing the dishes - most def. my job :lol:

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-11-22 07:57:00

Russian passport renewal in US?

I think were going to have to do it in Russia, the issue is that her passport expires about 2 weeks before she was planning to return to visit family. Thankfully we haevnt yet bought the airline tickets though. Is there any problem travelling with a passport thats going to expire in a matter of days? I seem to recall that in Russia renewing an expired passport is a bigger deal, is this true? If it is how many days should be left on it when she makes the application?

It will take you a couple of weeks in Russia only if you know "the right" people. Otherwise, it will take 1.5-2 months from what I can recall.

As for renewing the passport here, I renewed mine last year in DC. I made an appointment in December, but the appointment itself was for March. I applied for the passport in March and picked it up from the embassy in June. So, yeah, 6 months sounds about right.

The good news is that it doesn't really matter when her travel passport expires as long she has a valid internal passport.

Edited by ONA, 29 April 2014 - 09:15 PM.

ONA

Female

Russia

2014-04-29 21:13:00

Travel to Russia After Marriage

As far as I know, you will need HIV test if you want to obtain a student visa (at least exchange students I know had to get theirs done).

My husband has just gotten a 3-year multiple entry visa. We applied in person in DC (we live in Maryland), and then I picked it up (I happen to work 10 minutes away from the consulate). It took us about a week.

Russian visa is really easy to obtain, never had a problem.

ONA

Female

Russia

2014-05-07 21:01:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

When you are 40+ and have two sons, one about to enter college, we'll talk. What do you think the prospects are for a hot looking woman in her 40s with two children in Russia/Ukraine? I mean prospects for serious relationships, not just men that want to get in your panties and play around for a little while. What are the prospects for men that would not only accept that, but result in a net gain for your children?

A lot of the things we speak of generally do not apply to (and are not intended to apply to) people of undergraduate age. I mean, seriously, to jump in and say "that doesn't apply to teenagers" is really kind of redundant.

I said I know people, who were able to get married when they were in their 30s and 40s. They had kids and they got married to Russian men in Russia. I don't know about the prospects, but I know that it's quite possible.

Plus Eduard was saying that he was looking for a younger woman with no kids and it was easy in Russia, cause "in Russia man is the one, who chooses". That's not true and that was my point.
So if you're in the mood to argue with anybody, please don't argue with me, choose somebody else. Cause my point was clear and it DID concern what was written about younger women. And if you had paid more attention while reading the thread, you would've noticed that.

Edited by ONA, 15 May 2011 - 10:55 AM.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-15 10:54:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

I feel like this thread is becoming an ad... unfortunately all the men here have already found their matches.

Yup

Ona,
you are very young at 22, and so is your boyfriend at 25 yo. Your life experience is relatively limited, although you do sound like an intelligent, nice young lady. Let's talk about this in about 7-8 years if you are still single and living in Russia. At that point your opinion might be a bit different.
But just FYI: it is very different when you are young compared to when you are around 40 in regard to dating. I met my first wife (American girl) in college. I was 20 and she was 18 and we were married for 15 years. Did I mention that things are very different when a man in his early 40s tries to date in the USA? Women are extremely picky here, you really have no idea! I couldn't get a decent date for 2 years when I was single.
As soon as I went to Russia it all changed. I had unlimited choices there. Quite the opposite of the USA.

I don't plan on being single in 7-8 years

And maybe women in the US seem to be picky cause they already have a blue passport? I hate to admit it, but for some women it's a very important criteria when they are looking for a husband. It's not like I approve of it, but I have to admit that it's true.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-14 04:53:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

When you come to Russia you feel like you are on a different planet when it comes to dating. I would catch younger, pretty women staring at me and openly flirting. Boy, what a difference! I could meet 3 or 4 a day there if I wanted and have a date with a different woman every day of the week. It was really drastically different. You go to clubs in Russia and it's usually about 4 women for every guy inside and the women generally are a lot better looking on average than here in the US.

I'm 22 and I was never interested in dating somebody more than 10 years older than me. I was also raised in the spirit that a well-mannered girl, who has at least a little bit self-respect would not hit on guys and "compete" for them. Guys should compete for her. Men are "hunters" anyway, so why would I want to take that away from them?

And from what I've seen that's considered to be a norm. Girls, who hit on guys, follow them and do crazy stuff to attract a man aren't treated as decent girls, just cause the mindset of Russian people is more traditional and "the man is supposed to take the first step" (why do I have to explain that to you, btw?).
My fiance is just the best, so he won the competition for me. And there was no chance that he had any problem with women, cause he's the best and he's young, smart and YES he's hot (he's 25 now, he was 22 when we met).

My wife, mid 30's, had owned up to the fact that now that she was fostering an infant, no Russian man would come within a kilometer of her, for a serious relationship. She had tried and all failed. And she is very attractive, cultured, intelligent and travelled.

Everyone's experience is different. I know people, who were able to find their match when they were in their 30s or 40s in Russia... and had kids. My friend's mom, my mom's friend... actually - there was a story, when a guy, who have been in love with my mom for long-long time, came over to my grandma's when we were visiting, cause apparently somebody told him that my mom got divorced, so he hoped to win her heart. My dad was like "WHAT?" :lol:

Some people find their best friend in their country, some people go all the way accross the ocean... It's all good. As long as everybody is happy.

I'm just surprised that the guys really think that most RUB young girls are going to compete for them and be sincere :lol:

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-13 17:12:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

Everything is relative and you can only compare dating dynamics in the two countries only after you had lived and dated in both for a period of time. I come in contact with many FSU women on a daily basis and it is always the same - they do not realize how different dating is for women in the USA compared to Russia or Ukraine. They think that where ever theu live in the FSU it's the "norm" for the rest of the world. When FSU women meet my guys one of the first questions they ask me: "How could this be that he is single and can't find an American girl? Why does he have to come all the way here to find a wife?". It just doesn't make sense to them. They can not fathom how different things are here, in the US.

My fiance has never had problems with women in the States. Actually I think he should start wearing nicab :lol:

cause women like him too much. I, in my turn, have never had problems with men in Russia.
It just happened that at some point we were both single and we met. But we both always had a choice. It's not like women in Russia don't have a choice, so they'll do their best to get some random guy's attention. Well, some women are like that, but some aren't.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-13 12:48:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

And again, what you write makes a lot of sense (nice summary by the way!). But there is another side to it. The reason I decided to marry a woman from Russia was mostly because here, in the USA women are choosing the man they want to be with while in Russia and the rest of the FSU men are choosing out of many available women.

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Sorry again for my Russian

Now what I really wanted to say... I'm learning something new every day :lol:

but I never had to compete for a man and I don't see it happening in Russia a lot. I also think that both men and women choose who they want and what they want here in Russia.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-13 10:06:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

That's the plan.

You know that you can't use the gun, right?

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-04 13:56:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

Nothing, I use them all the time. The mistake is in thinking wikipedia is one of "those things" Knowledge is one of those things because it goes with you everywhere. Wikipedia is for people that have no other source of knowledge on the subject and don't know where to find it or do not want to stand up from their computer chair and detach themselves from the "glass #######" unless necessary. A failure of communication really. We used to sit around and talk with others in the same room and people stated what was on their mind. You could call BS if you wanted and offer your information in rebuttal. It was interesting and entertaining. Now some people expect if you say anything there has to be some "link" so everyone you are talking to is able to check it out without standing up from THEIR glass #######.

For example, I lived in Ukraine and have a Ukrainian wife. If someone asks me about a Ukrainian tradition or holiday, I am very unlikely to cite wikipedia as my source. Would you? If, on the other hand, I had no knowledge of Ukraine, had never been there and didn't know anyone from there, I would be very unlikely to discuss traditions, etc., simply because I read something in wikipedia.

Basica;;y, if you know about it you do not need wikipedia and if you don't, you could always discuss something else. It is a solution to a problem that never existed.

OK. But in my academic writing I have to cite the source if I ever use an idea, which is not mine.
And when I'm talking to somebody it's "Fine if you don't believe me, you can read this book or watch that documentary". Otherwise... well, a person can make up anything, so sometimes you need some evidence to prove your point.
It's not like wiki is a great evidence, but it's good for fun.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-04 03:28:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

What's wrong with the stuff that makes your life easier?
Google, GPS etc. what's wrong with all those things? People can do something faster and can focus on different stuff.
But, OK, if you think that people are becoming more and more lazy... then let's stop using electricity, stop shopping, make clothes for ourselves, get water from rivers and live in a cave.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-03 07:09:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

Well, for me, I'm still struggling with giving "them" the vote. And then they got to drive cars thanks to auto transmissions and power steering and brakes!! The roads have never been safe since. God help us, now I see them at the shooting range...we;re doomed!

Evolved man? You mean the nice soft boys momma loves and controls? A dude thinks about sex every 14 seconds...maybe now he holds off until every 20 seconds. Yeah, highly evolved.

We've had 40 years of "feminism" and male/female relationships in the USA have never been worse. RUB women get what makes the world go around...and they honor strong males. Maybe the younger RUB men and women are changing and that will be too bad IMO but I am a bit of an expert on Soviet era RUB women and they're wonderful, healthy women who know themselves and show off what men like...not hide, deny and repress it. Sex in the US is in shadow...in Russia it's out in the sunlight.

You chose the language "piece of meat" and "trophy." I choose a different language...erotic and comfortable as a sexual being, and embracing that part of being a woman openly. US ladies "control by withhold" around sex. But RUB women don't play that game. As my wife says, the "door" is always open.

And if all that doesn't sway you...everybody knows the best female porn stars come from the FSU.

Funny how a 'Soviet era expert' can write something like that... remembering that Soviet propaganda was partially about making people think that 'there is no sex in the USSR' (there are still a lot of jokes about it). When the USSR collapsed people became a lot more open on that matter, and that's when women became wearing all kinds of high heels and mini skirts and dresses, cause they didn't really have a chance to do it during the Soviet era with all those dull dresses, most of which looked almost exactly the same.
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Young people are different in that matter now, cause they've always had a choice.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-05-01 13:11:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

The reason all this relates to RUB and this topic is because RUB women don't mind being taken seriously AND showing off the goods. "So he looked at my breasts? That's how I got his attention so he would listen to my proposal. He is man. Why I must cover my breast? He event not will be listen to me if I cover my breast. So, I must make show for him. Then I will be show him proposal. Then I will be take his job. Man so stupid!"

I have to admit that's true though. Sounds like a job interview or a tough exam with a male teacher.... :rofl:

Too bad the majority of my teachers are women

Edited by ONA, 16 April 2011 - 04:40 PM.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-04-16 16:38:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

Chubby? Yeah, I'm almost chubby too in Russia, supposedly, but had a lot of men hit on me because of the cleavage/butt aspect of me is better than your average Russian girl's.

I don't get how jealousy is being attributed as an "American" thing when in another thread (or a few posts back, can't remember), I said Ukranian women shouldn't be jealous as they're attractive or get angry if their man notices someone else, and was told "You're not an ukranian woman".

I don't get what people are talking about as well... Being a Russian woman (half Ukrainian actually) I can say thet I've seen sooooo many extremely beautiful girls in the States :thumbs:

(that's probably the point where I'm supposed to say that FSU women tend to check out other girls and that a lot of girls actually get dressed up not for men, but for women :lol:

).

I should say that in every country there are beautiful girls, average girls (i'm an average Russian girl actually), ugly girls... To each their own.
I'm also totaly agree with what julianna says

Well, complaining can't be part of the conversion since you said Alla complained about aspects of there after she had been here for some time. I still postulate it's a personality difference you're seeing and that it's not related to culture. I've met a lot of the same personality across the world... entitlement rampant, resistant to change, demonization of other, etc. How it displays is shaped by society and culture-- but the root is very similar.

It's not related to culture, really. I grew up somewhere in between Russia and Ukraine (mostly Russia though), but Ukrainian people consider me Ukrainian, Russian people think I'm Russian... at the same time they all realise that I'm neither of them.. I have some traits of character that might be Western European or American, but definitely not Russian or even Ukrainian. That's just me. The same thing about my fiance - he's not that kind of American that most Russian people can think of. That's him. Me and him are both unique, so is everybody else. So what stereotyping is for? It's useless... 5 minutes before I met my fiance I had said that I would never date an American guy :lol:

Oh well... at least I've learnt that you should "never say never"

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-04-16 16:33:00

Best way to meet a Ukrainian/Russian (and cheapest)

Speaking about being 'tough' and 'strong'. I think I actually became stronger after going to the States for the 1st time. Yes, I live in a building with no elevator and I never lived in a building that had one. I never studied in a building that has one either (even though newer university buildings have them, but I'm lucky enough to study in an old one). I don't see any problems in walking back and forth between the 1st the and 4th stories 50 times a day. Riding a bus during rush hour periods can seem tough, but that's what I've been doing all my life, so that's easy too.
The really hard part comes though when you are in a foreign country, you don't know anybody or anything, nobody is waiting for you, nobody can help you and you have to find a place to live. Thank God, I came with a friend and we both had jobs. We got pretty lucky to find a place to live in downtown Annapolis, but it meant that all the grocery stores, libraries and (oh my God! :lol:

) the mall were pretty far away. And neither of us could drive at that point, so... I really learned how to be patient at that point, because I knew that if you miss the bus, you'll have to wait for an hour to catch the next one. We didn't have wi-fi or a cable at home, so... 30-40 min. walks to the library under the midday sun with all that terrible humidity were fun :lol:

And rains in Maryland differ from rains at the place where I live - there it doesn't matter what you do or how big your umbrella is, if you got caught in the rain, you're getting wet.
Things got a little bit easier after I met my fiance, but I was still pretty much on my own.
I know that there are hardly any American people, who have the same kind of difficulties, but the point is that it's not country that makes you strong and patient sometimes. It's more about trying to live on your own in a completely unfamiliar environment.
And I'm really glad I was adventuros and... well, crazy enough to do something like that.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-04-14 10:15:00

Wife's son is moving out already. I have concerns.

Thousands of kids come to the States for the summer and they live for 3-4 months on their own. Nobody helps them to find a place to live, find a job, pay for their bills, groceries etc. Some of them have really poor English skills too.
I don't think it will be harder to live on their own, when their parents are at least at the same country.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-11-12 14:56:00

Moscow Interview!

My wife would have the same opinion of the US and be happy for that. He is here for you, if he were coming here for "the country" you would lose.

You should bring evidence of relationship and the Moscow consulate will not allow you inside, but he can bring your passport in to show you are there. Others here have done the CR-1 in Moscow and will give more details I am sure.

Good luck.

Good answer.
I'm not that big of a US fan either, but that's fine. He probably shouldn't try too hard to make the CO believe how uninterested he is in the US, but it's OK to come to the States just for the sake of being able to be with their significant other.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-01 11:59:00

When has a post here ever NOT turned into a gun discussion by page 12?

When it turned into an RUB women discussion :lol:

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-28 11:22:00

At least they had a pretty abundant supply of foreign currency. Heck when I was working there we were still paying in cash in US dollars or Euros.

they don't do that in Russia anymore, but they still do in Ukraine.
Last time I went to Kiev was in February, and I noticed that my cousin carried a $100 bill in her wallet along with grivnas. Then, I was staying at my uncle's and aunt's place - one day they had their a/c installed and I was the only person, who was supposed to be in the apartment at that time, so they left me $300 in cash to pay for it.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-25 21:16:00

OK, since now it's just a thread about everything...

Gary, this

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has been cracking me up :lol:

Although my husband takes his shoes off anyway in the house. He won't wear slippers though :lol:

(my mom made him wear them all the time in Russia, it was fun to watch).
(although you lost a ?????? ???? - "?" in the end. I'm not trying to be rude or something, just thought might be useful to know that)

Be careful with that avatar anywhere near a UK or Canada forum.

Why? I don't think anybody would say something just cause of a picture.

Edited by ONA, 24 October 2011 - 04:21 AM.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-24 04:19:00

Russian people vote for Putin cause of all the stability they got after he came into power. You don't know what the 90's were in Russia, so what the hell are you talking about? People weren't paid for months before that, 2 Chechen wars, worse than ever economy, fall of the industry etc. - and here comes Putin with his charisma, flying the jet - whatever. The retired people get their pensions raised all of the time, so they think - cool, it's like Communism, forget about all that democratic bs with all of the instability - we like him. And the majority of people, who really goes to elections and votes are the retired people.
People of my age don't go to elections (that's why this bs that students in universities are forced to vote for anybody sounds so funny to me), although, I think they're making it worse by not going. I go just so nobody will steal my vote - even if I I drew a flower on my ballot, it means it's used and it's used by me, not by somebody else.
Thinking that Russian people vote for Putin cause they don't like Ukraine and Belarus and want their resources or economy or I don't know what is so wrong... cause Russian people have enough problems of their own to even think about Ukrainian problems.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-20 17:28:00

This thread turned out funny.

OK. 1st point. Russian school system cannot be "brainwashing" - there is no textbook that says that Stalin or Eltsin or Putin is any good - at least as long as I remember and I finished school in 2006. As for my university history class... I think if some of the students were not, as eekee pointed earlier "cynical", they definitely turned that way after taking this class.
Plus in school we had to study books by authors like Solzhentsyn. While they were sad and, I guess, truthful, they were boring as hell.

2nd point. "Nashi". While there are some crazy dumb supporters of this group, and, I guess, crazy dumb future politicians, for a lot of youth in Russia it's just a ticket to free travel. I mean, you can always pretend like you want to join them and interested to learn what they're doing and travel to Moscow or Saint Petersburg for free when they're supposed to have some sort of event there, but than change your mind about joining them :lol:

A lot of people I know did that.

3rd point. My husband failed his security check because of me BEFORE we got married, but when the petition was filed. No, he didn't lose his job, but he lost a chance to make more money.

4th point. Nazis weren't and aren't considered heroes in Germany. How stupid are you supposed to be to believe that they were going to give independence to Ukraine or to Estonia? How stupid are you supposed to be to become one of those neo-nazis in Russia? As my history teacher (already mentioned above) used to say, "if you love Hitler so much, go ahead and kill yourself, cause that's what he wanted".

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-19 04:35:00

san diego, I'm pretty sure your wife will be fine if she goes to Russia to visit her parents. But if she needs to exchange her travel passport, do it in the consulate while she's in the States, don't go to OVIR in Russia. If I try really hard, I might find a livejournal post, explaining exactly why.

Why_Me, first of all, if FSB wants to track Russian citizens abroad, they might as well read visajourney and a whole lot of other immigration forums. they might be reading one of your posts or my posts right now. I don't care and I think that the US intelligence might be tracking Russian immigrants too.
second of all, I haven't seen many people in Russia, who liked Stalin. There are far more neo-Nazis, who like Hitler in Russia. For me Stalin and Hitler are pretty much the same thing. And Stalin was in fact Georgian, while Hitler didn't look quite Aryan either.
TV is a brainwashing machine anywhere, that's why we just refer to it as a "zombie-box".

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-18 11:41:00

and she didn't know before that she can't travel?
i mean... there is a number of jobs that you do in Russia, which don't allow travelling abroad as long as you work there and 5 years after you're done working, but when they hire you, you're supposed to sign a paper, which says that you agree with that.
as far as I know, RosReserve works with TOP Secret information, so, I'm not surprised that they don't want to let her travel. I'm surprised that she didn't know that there can be such a problem.
Anyway, find a Russian-speaking immigration forum, there might be somebody, who had the same problem.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-10-12 12:00:00

Apostile for diploma's

Alla is also a teacher and had her educational documents evaluated by "ECE", they did not require an apostile. There was another evaluation organization we looked at (forget the name) but they also did not require an apostile

Google "ECE"

We sent COPIES of her original diplomas and transcripts with translations. We had the translations done by a Russian professor at the Univeristy of Vermont. Alla does translations also but thought it may not be acceptable for her to translate her own (there was no specific rule against that though)

Ask for the "course by Course" evaluation which is what most universities and State education departments require.

I know some people, who did the translations themselves for ECE and it totally worked.
The only problem is that some universities only accept evaluations from WES, some - only from ECE... Some universities do not accept evaluations - they only require copies of diplomas with translations and evaluate them themselves.
So if the OP's wife is planning on getting a degree here, I would advise to choose a university and go with their requirements. If she's not planning on studying, then I would just evaluate the diploma with ECE, because it's easier.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-03 07:32:00

Russian Police Certificate

You can apply for the police certificate in a local Ministry of Internal Affairs office.
Address in Moscow:
??????, ??. ??????????????????, 67, 1-?? ???? (????? ????? ?????????).

It usually takes 3-4 weeks to obtain the certificate.

I think it's also possible to get it through the Russian Embassy, when you leave Russia, but I have no idea how it works and how long it takes.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-05 07:21:00

my daughter was born!

Congratulations! :thumbs:

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-01 11:43:00

Does this have a name ?

It's a big jar with a towel over the top of it. I don't know if it's "growing" inside that jar or what. I mean it's not refrigerated...and she drinks out of it. She showed me the jar last night and asked if I wanted some...and I was like; "I think I'l pass on this one."

The stuff I'm talking about does not need to be refrigerated.

Like many of the old world concoctions there are all manner of claimed cures for Kefir but it does work well on the digestive system. It is especially good if you have had a recent sickness in which you took a bunch of medication to kill what was ailing you. It restores the good bacteria you need and works really good at cleaning out the digestive track.

Yes. I'm used to consuming a lot of kefir and/or probiotic yogurt while taking antibiotics.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-02 14:52:00

Does this have a name ?

OK Kira's professor friends from St. Petes who live here during the school year teaching at the local university gave her some kind of fkd up mushrooms in a jar full of ...I'm guessing it's milk (?) and she keeps it in the cupboard under the sink...and drinks out of it. ####### is this stuff? I'm not going to try it myself...but I'm curious...is this a common food and does it have a name?

Sounds like "???????? ????" ("milk mushroom") - it's extremely good for you! Yes, it's possible to make kefir out of that.
There is also "?????? ????" ("tea mushroom") - this thing is very good for your health too. My mom used to have a jar of "tea mushroom", I tried it.
Does it look like one of these jars:
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ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-02 12:35:00

ITIN ?????????? ? ???

????, ? ?? ?? ????????????? ??????? ? ??? ?? ????????? ?????? ??????? ??? ???????, ??? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ????-??, ??? ??????????? ? ???????? ?????????. ???? ??????, ? ??? ?????? ??????? ? ?????.
? ? ????, ? ?????????, ?????? ???????????? ?? ????, ??? ???? ??, ? ??? ?? ???????? ? ?????? ????? - "????????? ???????".

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-10 13:07:00

K-1 Visa | Between NOA1 and NOA2 Preparations

The 3025 form is one that she will want to request at her medical. It is the official vaccination form from the medical.
You will use this form and go see a Civil Surgeon who will transcribe those results onto the applicable parts of a 693 form which is part of the AOS submittal.

Or it's always possible to risk it and just mail DS-3025 with the AOS packet. I know it doesn't always work out, but... it's worth trying.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-07 10:42:00

K-1 Visa | Between NOA1 and NOA2 Preparations

Why the hell do I have to pay the visa fee twice?

You don't pay the visa fee twice, you pay I-129F petition fee ($340) and the visa fee ($350).
Express visa delivery is supposed to be free now in Russia.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-06 17:37:00

Visa delivery from Moscow Embassy

My fiancee has her interview coming up in a few weeks and we are confused about the delivery of her visa after her interview.
The embassy has this on their website "It is necessary to submit the original DHL airway bill for express delivery of your visa after the interview."
Do we have to arrange with a carrier the deliver of the visa prior to the interview?
During the scheduling of the interview we were asked to confirm a delivery address. So we are confused as to what do here. Anybody who has gone through the interview recently and can give us some light will be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

DHL used to deliver passports from the Embassy before September 1st.
They don't do that anymore.
Pony Express does it now, you don't have to pay for it anymore.

Read this:
http://www.ustraveld...ortretrieve.asp
Let your fiancee read that:
http://russian.mosco...packet4-rus.pdf

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-16 12:15:00

Russian Elections

I wonder if U.S. officials can deny petitions due to the person being a commie or at least supporting them.

I-485 form (petition for AOS) actually has a question "have you ever been a member of a communist party?" or something like that. I laughed so hard when I was filling the form out, because my husband always jokes about the commies.

ONA

Female

Russia

2011-12-08 19:42:00