Russia’s ‘City of Brides’ triggers baby boom after love quests

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Here is a link to an article published in India's online newspaper, The Financial Express (www.financialexpress.com/news/Russias-City-of-Brides-triggers-baby-boom-after-love-quests/289814/). It points out a couple of things we might find interesting, such as:

When Nick Wilsdon met his Russian wife, Anna, on the Internet, friends teased him about his mail- order bride. Turns out, he was a mail-order husband.

And

The Ivanovo region has the highest ratio of women to men in Russia, a legacy of the Soviet textile mills that imported female workers from across the country. The city, which once helped marriage bureaus recruit young women for foreign spouses, is now enticing residents to stay and raise families. That’s fuelling a baby boom as Russia struggles to stem a population decline.

And just for Eduard:

Ivanovo achieved the turnaround by making the most of its biggest asset: women. According to Russian government statistics , 56 percent of the city’s 432,000 people are women.

Anyway, the article offers an interesting perspective - and maybe, a 'fertile' area for guys seeking a bride from the FSU (pun intended).

- Dan