If you have been lucky enough to be invited to a Russian household, you will experience the famous Russian hospitality. Hosts and guests play the game of forcing more portions, refusing, more pushing,

One of the most prominent Russian traditions is heavy drinking. The more you can drink and hold your liquor, the more the Russians will hold you in high regard. Drinking alone is considered alcoholic.

The most important Russian holiday is New Year?s Day ? January 1st. The most important holiday as far as Russian women are concerned is ?International Women?s Day.? This is March 8.

Preparing for the wedding alone is already a headache. But it does not mean that you disregard the preparation for your honeymoon trip. Since wedding does not end after the exchange of vows, preparing for the honeymoon trip is equally important with preparing the wedding. And since this trip is the best time for you to spend your first days together as husband and wife, it should be taken into great account. To make your honeymoon preparation less worrisome, here are some ...

Sixty per cent of Americans are overweight, many of them obese. It?s the fattest nation in the world. Americans, as a rule, dress for comfort. Some would say they dress like slobs.

A diamond ring is perhaps the most romantic gift that one can possibly give to a woman. The diamond ring for most people is a symbol of eternal and everlasting love, a love that will survive the hands of time. This is quite fitting as the diamond is the hardest element in the world. Although the diamond ring did not come about until the turn of the 20th century because of the lack of supply, it has enjoyed considerable popularity among brides. In fact, a diamond wedding ri...

Most Russians of adult age were raised under the Soviet educational system. Russian students addressed the teacher in the Russian Patronymic, using your father's name followed by 'ovna' or 'ovitch'.

It?s common for people who share a life together through marriage to also share a health insurance policy. Marriage brings two people, and everything they own, together; sometimes, ?everything they own? includes their health insurance policies. While most married couples choose to use one health insurance policy to cover both because it seems more affordable, there are actually benefits to having two separate health insurance policies. It?s true that using one health insur...

During The Soviet Era, The Orthodox Church Was Subjugated. Russians are devout, but they are not usually regular churchgoers. Russians are best described as spiritual people, rather than religious people.

Russians are very superstitious people. Many of the superstitions came from folk tales or fairy stories, Russian Orthodox tradition, or had peasant or agricultural roots.