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May 04, 2004
*cough*bullshit*cough*
The following is pulled from this page.
Russian woman, by the personality and strong character, kindness and tenderness, differs from women of other nationalities. What makes them so bright on the women’s sky?
If we try to penetrate in the inner world of a Russian woman, we might have a chance to see how her lofty ideals are attained. She lives, dreaming, all the time, about the future happiness with her beloved one. Most dreams are taken from favorite folktales of the childhood and the moral of Russian folktales lies in the theory that the happiness should be gained through suffering.
Russian folktale is the first brick of the education and it inculcates the behavior models of a man and a woman. You can find the particularities of the soul of a Russian woman exactly in national fairy tales. They show the ways of behaving in different situations, describe beauty standards of a Russian woman, indicate what man is good for marriage and many other things. Let’s see what can be learnt from harmless, by sight, folktales.
Little girls are read such folktales as Red Cap, Masha and Bear, Three Bears, as they teach girls obedience, which means to stay inside the house all the time, as it is the only safe place where the future life can be regulated. These ideas get into the kid’s lucid mind very easily and stick forever.
Growing up a little, young Russian girls absorb effusively the folktales that praise for practical qualities (Father Frost, Wee Little Havroshechka, Vasilisa The Splendid). A girl is tested in household skills – to clean the house, to sew a shirt, to make the dinner and, the most important thing, to hold her tongue. The reward to the beautiful and docile Russian girl is the dowry (a chest with diamonds). Children’s impressions are the strongest ones and live in our hearts insensibly all the time. Nowadays Russian women adapt the idea of hard working as quickly as their grandmothers, because the proverb: “where there is a will, there is a way” is still urgent. And now they roll up the sleeves and get down to work tirelessly in order to provide well-off future for their families.
Being old enough to understand the words “love” and “fiance”, the girls read more serious folktales Sivko-Burko, Koschey The Immortal, the Story of the Sleeping Beauty. These ones now touch upon the most interesting subject. It was considered shameful to remain an old maid, that’s why Russian girls show the great interest and have always been marriage minded. For instance, being kidnapped by an evil sorcerer, the fiancee helps to the brave to save her by different ways and as a result, he couldn’t do it without her. So, Russian young women are taught, in this way, to be ingenious and faithful.
Posted by irena at May 4, 2004 09:38 AM
Comments
So what makes it BS... the fact that it didn't happen to you?
Granted, I don't really have a viewpoint on this matter, was just wondering why you feel its BS. :)
Posted by: matt at May 4, 2004 02:31 AM
well, i grew up with all that stuff. those were the stories my mom (& various other family members) used to tell me to put me to bed.
you tell me, is it BS? ;P
Posted by: irena at May 4, 2004 03:51 AM
May I ask you, Ira , why is that a lot American man would prefer to have a Russian wife?
It's not a BS. Check this out for your self.
Posted by: mama at May 25, 2004 10:03 AM
Being an American man myself, I can't say that I've particularly seeked out any one race to become attached to. I admit that there are advantages to Russian women, but I can say that about several other races as well. I can't say that Russian women are superior to other womens races, otherwise I would've married one. I can't point out any distinct characteristics that Russian women exhibit over another race of women. Maybe I'm missing some big secret. Although Russian women never tend to take an interest in me. Go figure.
-- Rumble.
Posted by: Rumbel at May 26, 2004 07:42 AM