Examining the Russian Middle-Aged Ladies

Thinking about Russian ladies, what immediately comes to mind are celebrated tennis player Anna Kournikova and other slender Russian top models whom people usually see in billboards, magazines, or TV commercials. These are immature women who represent the charm and grace of the Russian land, but what about those middle-aged females?

Try to stare at your mom once and find out how she dresses now compared before, what she usually does at home or outside the house (if she ever goes out), or what her daily deeds are. Actually, there is no large distinction between Russian young and old women save for the physical appearance. But most middle-aged Russian females are well-off, intelligent, and have their own jobs, while others stay in the poverty line under the hands of their abusive husbands.

The matter of abused women, however, has subsided since the debut of feminism in Russia. Even writers in Russia, including Nina Iskrenko, Anna Akhmatova, and Marina Tsvetaeva, have embodied this feminist ideology and have inspired ladies. Since then, more and more middle-aged Russian females have become highly self-governing and modish. While married women consistently dress in the 80s, more middle-aged ladies in Russia are inclined to go with Western clothing style because of only one reason: their fashion statements represent the life they are living.

Thrifty and Good Shopping in Novgorod, Russia

No matter how I deny to my mates, I guess I cannot pretend that the first thing that comes to my mind when I journey is to shop. I just fancy bringing home several local souvenirs from the countries that I visit to remind me of the wonderful memories that I had in traveling. So, when I went to Russia, I did not waste the shot to go shopping in Novgorod where Russia's different antique shops, department stores, and trendy markets thrive.

Novgorod is well-known for its different outdoor markets that vend cheap products such as food and souvenirs. If you are a tripper, and you have a little budget in your stay in the city, Novgorod is the ideal venue to shop. When I reached Novgorod, I saw counters in the market where I was able to bargain fresh meat, dried fish, nuts, and coffees. There were also counters that vend cute Russian matrioshka, fancy amber accessories, and fancy varnished chests. The latest merchandise that Russians buy today is the delicious imported tea from England or India. Other merchandises that can be observed in the market in the city are cakes, pastries, cookies, dried fruit, and chocolate.

I had a wonderful experience in journeying and shopping in Novgorod, and I can't wait for my next visit there!

Famed Russian Dessert as Tasty Sensation in the Mouth

Russia is renowned for its long, winter season and its guzzle of vodka as basking relief from the chilling cold. But although I'm surrounded with fantastic settings, even vodka could not possibly cure my loneliness from nostalgia. I've voyaged half the world and though I take pride in my, visit sometimes, when you're in a foreign turf, you just can't help but slip into dreaded seclusion from home. Regularly, I'd binge on chocolates, while others would always claim that they have a feel-good effect most common to females. Unfortunately, my sweet tooth was asking for something else, perhaps for bread or even a piece of Russian course. It wasn't clear to me what I really wanted, until I caught a glimpse of an apple charlotte with apricot seasoned covering by the window of a local pub in the cold streets of Moscow.

The only worry you'll have with this Russian food, otherwise known as "Babka Yablochnaya," is pronouncing its name. Other than that, this mouthwatering delight can always melt away any ill-feeling of homesickness. I actually forgot about it for a while, with crisp apples and apricot sauce turning into a mouthwatering sensation in my mouth. By mere sight, "Babka Yablochnaya" could be an object for love at first sight, but what I actually like about it are the bits of smooth apples plenty in soluble fiber that helps prevent cholesterol build up and insoluble fiber for healthy digestion. Two in one -- this mouthwatering Russian delight is deliciously healthy!

The Russian Vogue: Incomparable

Her fashion house is famous for one-size-complements-all-figures silhouette model. This means that a piece of her creations can be worn by women of different sizes, figures, and contour and still make each elegantly attractive. Also, most of her innovation can be worn transposed. Who's the modern fashion virtuoso behind these ideas? This innovative initiative and designs are from Helen Yarmak, a Russian fashion designer and organizer of the Helen Yarmak Fashion House. Most of her creations are designed with fur and are displayed in her boutiques in the many expensive parts of Moscow and New York.

Helen once mentioned that wrapping a lady in fur is the best way to accentuate her attractiveness at the same time to warm her up. She has a collection called the "transformers" in which anyone who will pay for it will have not one, but two frocks because one side has Swarovsky crystals on the buttons- a broad-tail piece with a plucked mink- and the other side is made from water-resistant silk. Two different vibes and styles in just one garment- truly a hallmark of Helen Yarmak.

Helen's tasteful and exclusive designs became favorites of some of the world's elite people and Hollywood stars such as Goldie Hawn, Jim Carey, Whitney Houston, and Melanie Griffith.

A Place to Think of as Home in Secluded Russia

For a number of tourists, Russia is one area that is definitely worth giving a visit were it not for the fact that it is quite far. Say that getting there is not a problem, other things, especially the feeling of being homesick, cannot be simply discounted.

Thankfully, however, there is one hotel in Russia that resolves this particular question. Though it is quite small, it offers a comfy and a homey atmosphere to help guests ignore that homesick feeling. Even its name, Northern Lights, stands as a frame of guide for pooped out travelers.

The rooms at Northern Lights are exquisitely designed with modern attractions, with the Deluxe suites even boasting of a jacuzzi. For its part, the crystal chandeliers, high ceilings, and exquisite moldings down at the lobby should serve as a succinct backgrounder to the kind of life during Czarist Russia.

Located on St. Isaak's Square in the middle of Russia's most popular city, St. Petersburg, Northern Lights stands on ideal premises -- a quite reasonable point to argue that from here access to some of the more renowned Russian landmarks is quite easy, like the Astoria Hotel, which can be reached via a two-minute stroll. Other considerable Russian sites that one can get to see through short walks are the Hermitage and Nevsky Prospect and the onetime home of one Vladimir Nabokov, a popular Russian figure.

Northern Lights should prove to be a nice hotel alternative when visiting Russia, not only because of the excellent environment that it offers, but more so because its room rates are quite modest especially when compared with other Russian hotels.