Marriage contacts: Where Russian Women Search for Rich Fiances

[Misha]

For those of you who read Russian, an interesting article: http://www.newizv.ru/news/2008-09-26/98694/. I was actually surprised, it is relatively upbeat in its tone.

[Doll]

It is a "yellow" article, nothing about RICH guys. Also lies about the divorce in the USA.

[Misha]

It is a "yellow" article, nothing about RICH guys. Also lies about the divorce in the USA.

True. The article was supposed to be about how to marry an oligarch, but there is only a paragraph about that at the end. I skipped the part about divorcing.

[Doll]

There is just the headline, nothing about oligarch.
 

[Misha]

There is just the headline, nothing about oligarch.
 

Sorry, me bad. I just saw the heading "Сколько стоит олигарх" and skipped that part. Mea culpa 

[Doll]

Ah, there IS something
 

А минимальная сумма для знакомства с очень состоятельным человеком начинается с 1 тыс. евро».

So what do they consider "очень состоятельным"?

[Misha]

Ah, there IS something
 So what do they consider "очень состоятельным"?

The million dollar question

[Doll]

I doubt

[Misha]

I doubt

Well, if the women are shelling out 1000 Euros simply for a chance to meet a rich guy, I presume they are hoping for at least a millionaire

[Doll]

Misha, it is just a cheap article- not more than 10% truth

[Misha]

Misha, it is just a cheap article- not more than 10% truth

I certainly won't argue its accuracy and it is always best to be suspicious of anything you read. However, I did read in other sources about the courses in Russia as to how to meet a rich oligarch.

[Admin]

If anyone wants a ROUGH translation into English, you can use this link -- http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newizv.ru%2Fnews%2F2008-09-26%2F98694%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

It routes through the Google page translation, and at best, gives only a sense of what is going in. Still, kind of interesting.

Here is an excerpt (both in Russian and English translation through Google) that provides their perspective about divorce in America. Fascinating perspective (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).

According to American

В США расторгнуть брак можно только в судебном порядке. The U.S. divorce only in the courts. Для этого необходимы достаточно веские основания: серьезные хронические заболевания, которые делают невозможной дальнейшую супружескую жизнь, измена, совершение одним из супругов уголовного преступления, повлекшего за собой тюремное заключение на длительный срок, уход из семьи и так называемый непоправимый распад брака, который нужно доказать. This requires a good reason: severe chronic illnesses that make it impossible to continue married life, betrayal, a spouse committing a criminal offense, give rise to imprisonment for a long time, withdrawal from family and the so-called irreversible disintegration of a marriage that you want to prove. Для того чтобы обратиться в суд с прошением о разводе, необходимо прожить на территории данного штата не менее шести месяцев. In order to apply to the court with a petition for divorce, you must live in the territory of the state for at least six months. В случае если оплот правосудия решит, что брак был фиктивным, бывших супругов оштрафуют примерно на 100 тыс. долларов, а если данной суммы не окажется в наличии – посадят в тюрьму. If the bulwark of Justice decides that the marriage was a sham, former spouses oshtrafuyut about 100 thousand dollars, and if this amount will not be available - put in jail. Правда, заморскую жену, скорее всего, немедленно депортируют, закрыв для нее въезд на территорию страны и возможность получения американского гражданства. However, overseas wife is likely to be deported immediately by closing its entry into the country and the possibility of obtaining American citizenship. Кстати, в случае благоприятного исхода дела суд может назначить временное содержание бывшей супруге на тот период, пока она не встанет на ноги, и присудить алименты на несовершеннолетнего ребенка. By the way, if a favorable outcome of the case the court may appoint a temporary ex-wife at a time until it comes back on its feet, and an award of maintenance for the minor child. Но подобные выплаты, если их все-таки удается выбить, вряд ли помогут выжить в чужой стране, потому что их сумма, как правило, не превышает нескольких сот долларов. But such payments if they did manage to dislodge, is unlikely to help survive in a foreign country because their amount is generally not exceed a few hundred dollars.

- Dan

[Ooooops]

former spouses oshtrafuyut about 100 thousand dollars

former spouses will be fined about 100 thousand dollars  - Wow!   Where did that come from?   

[rose]

Where did everything came from? The person who wrote that article probably smokes very good grass...