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To Russia with love
Published: 01 January, 2010, 14:32
Edited: 03 January, 2010, 15:39
Just a few years ago, the idea of a foreign spouse settling in Russia would have seemed perverse, as many locals saw an international marriage as their ticket out of the poverty and lawlessness of the post-Soviet era.
Most of these wifes marrying Russian men will come from Ukraine in my opinion, as the Ukrainian economy has collapsed, with an income per head half the Russian. They can speak Russian already, above all in Donbas and Crimea, so marrying Russians is something natural. In fact, it would be more logical a complete marriage of the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts to the Rostov Oblast creating a Donbas Republic of 12 million people inside the Russian Federation. It would be the second most important federal subject in the Russian Federation after Moscow.
I am myself in love with an Ukrainian citizen and we are getting married as soon as she joins me here in South Africa, we will marry under South African law but we both wish to eventually settle in Russia in the city of Sochi, she herself is half Russian from her mothers side and has always wanted Russian citizenship,even before we met,so thanks for your article,it helps to answer many questions.I can understand how many foreign men seek to settle in Russia with their Russian wives,for my part Russia is an amazing country that offers a fantastic future,but be under no illusion,you need to learn Russian as quick as you can and there are many problems Russia faces socially and economically.I just feel drawn to this country by powerful instincts, Diana says "I must have been a Russian in my previous life" :-) so thanks again, Duncan Gill
Yes its difficult as information for even registering business to join my russian wife and family is difficult to obtain, in the regions and talking to other expats region by region interpret the legislation differently! So I now visit wife city and family see if can get any positive input combining a business trip and family reunion as need to get sorted by May June 2010