Many Western men considering marriage to a russian woman, somehow look for a bride from Moscow or Saint Petersburg only, Russia is not limited to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian women live in many other countries.
here is a quick statistics on population of FSU countries:
Russia - 141,9 million people
is home to as many as 160 different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. 79.83% of the population (115,889,107 people) is ethnically Russian.
Ukraine - 46.1 million people
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Romanian 0.8% (including Moldovan 0.5%), Belarusian/Belarus 0.6%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, Greeks 0.2% and other 1.6% (including Albanians, otherwise known as Torbesh, old communities of Armenians living on the Sea of Azov, and a microcosm of Gotlander Swedes of Gammalsvenskby)
Belarus - 9.7 million people
Belarusians 81.2%, Russians 11.4%, Poles 3.9%, Ukrainians 2.4%, Jews 0.3%, Armenians 0.1%, Lipka Tatars 0.1%, Ruska Roma 0.1%, Lithuanians 0.1%, Azeris 0.1%,
Kazakhstan - 15.7 million people
there are two dominant ethnic groups in Kazakhstan, ethnic Kazakhs (53.4%) and ethnic Russians (30%) with a wide array of other groups represented, including Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Germans, Chechens, Koreans, and Uyghurs
Uzbekistan - 27.3 million people
Uzbeks comprise a majority (80%) of the total population. Other ethnic groups include Russians 5.5%, Tajiks 5%, Kazakhs 3%, Karakalpaks 2.5%, and Tatars 1.5%
Kyrgyzstan - 5.2 million people
the nation's largest ethnic group are the Kyrgyz, a Turkic people, which comprise 69% of the population . Other ethnic groups include Russians (9.0%) concentrated in the north and Uzbeks (14.5%) living in the south. Small but noticeable minorities include Tatars (1.9%), Uyghurs (1.1%), Tajiks (1.1%), Kazakhs (0.7%) and Ukrainians (0.5%)
Tajikistan - 7,2 million people
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%
Turkmenistan - 5 million people
ethnic composition of Turkmenistan is 85% Turkmen, 5% Uzbek, 4% Russian
Latvia - 2,2 million people
Latvians 59.2%, Russians 28.0%, Belarusians 3.7%, Ukrainians 2.5%, Poles 2.4% , Lithuanians 1.3%
Lithuania - 3.3 million people
83.45% of the population identified themselves as Lithuanians, 6.74% as Poles, 6.31% as Russians, 1.23% as Belorussians
Estonia - 1,3 million people
Estonian 68.6%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%
Armenia - 3.1 million people
Armenia is the only republic of the former Soviet Union that boasts a nearly-homogeneous population. Ethnic minorities include Russians, Assyrians, Ukrainians, Yazidi Kurds, Greeks, Georgians, and Belarusians.
Moldova - 4,3 million people
Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%
Georgia - 4,6 million people
Georgians 83.7%, Azerbaijanis 6.5%, Armenians 5.7%, Russians 1.5%
Azerbaijan - 8.6 million people
Azerbaijani 90.6% , Lezgins 2.2% , Russians 1.8% , Armenians 1.5%, Talysh 1.0% Avars 0.6%, Turks 0.5%, Tatars 0.4%, Ukrainians 0.4%, Tsakhurs 0.2%, Georgians 0.2%,
Kurds 0.2%, Jews 0.1% , Udins 0.05%
Yes, Moscow is the easiest place to fly into from everywhere else, but perhaps that's not such a good thing. Think about it!
