A Russian Bride Guide

The Holidays have kept us all busy and now it is time for catching up! In this second issue of our series titled “Free Russian Women Advice” I will be covering more on Russian Culture, both popular and traditional.

HOLIDAYS

Although the holidays were over here in the West on January 2nd they had only just begun in Eastern Orthodox Russia. It is a little known fact that Christmas is celebrated in Russia on January 7th and the “Old New Year” is celebrated on January 14th. This being the case, Russia has just wrapped up it’s holiday season. For Russians, New Year (January 1st) is more of a festive holiday like Christmas in America. It is traditional to decorate a “New Year” tree called “YÖLKA”  (Russian: Ёлка) and gift giving on New Year’s Day is a big event for children. The whole event is complimented with a visit from grandfather frost “Ded Moroz ” (Russian: Дед Мороз) and his granddaughter the Snow Maiden “Snegurochka” (Russian: Снегурочка). New Year tree, Ded Moroz and Snegurochka pictured below. Read more about Russian Holidays.

Ded Moroz with Snegurochka

New Year Tree

POPULAR MUSIC

Whether you are just starting out in your search for a Russian Bride or you are already in contact with a Russian Woman you should be taking an interest in Russian Culture. There is no better way to gain an understanding of Russian Culture than through an appreciation of music. Yes, Russia is certainly well known for it’s classical music, composers and ballet -all of which you should learn about also. Poplar music is one of the most interesting areas of recent growth in Russia and here we are only going to introduce you to some forms of popular music. Russian pop music has exploded in the past several years spreading out into genres of a Russian form of Rap, R&B, Dance/Techno and of course the traditional Russian Popular music. I am going to share a few of my favorites here for you to check out:

Russian Women in Music

Biyanka styles herself as a “Queen of Russian R&B” and we are sure you will agree that her style is uniquely Russian yet her sound would be enough to challenge Rhianna and Beyonce on the charts.

Yet another Russian female artist: Zhasmin (Jasmin) is a popular favorite, she sings a very traditional Russian love song here in “Pain”:

Music Russian Women Like

A huge favorite among Russian Women Dima Bilan sings a passionate love song (IMO he can be called the Russian Enrique Iglesias):

Another favorite among Russian Women Valeryi Meladze:

More Popular Examples

Ceryega (Gangster Rap):

DJ Smash (Russian Dance/Techno) Very nicely done video!:

This is all just a small sample of the wide world of Russian Contemporary Music. As you can see from this small sample Russian music is rich with variety and combines influences from it’s blended culture of both Eastern and Western influences that make Russian music uniquely “Russian” and the choices are ever growing. MTV has a music chanel specifically for Russia now. You can do some of your own research into the field of Russian music by checking out some of the links below:

Russian Radio live from Moscow

Radio 365 Russian Stations <- Check out the first two stations here. (We have a future project that will be our own Russian radio station accessible here so keep checking on it!)

Russian DVD has thousands of Russian DVDs and music CDs available for preview, download and purchase. Most music offers a free preview to listen. Click switch to English if necessary and browse the audio section.

Hope you enjoy the Russian music!

-ARBG