Hot Girls of the CIS Countries

Okay, okay ... I know this is primarily a news blog. But I've posted pictorials before, like this one, and that one. And don't forget this gem and this fun collection. And now there's a new one. This only underscores my belief that women from Russia and the CIS are among the best looking in the whole world.

Women of the Former Soviet Republics (Lots of Pics!)
As our name implies, most of the lovely Russian ladies on HotRussianBrides.com hail from Russia itself. But many of our new members are pleasantly surprised to find that we feature beautiful women from all of the former Soviet republics as well, including Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

These women are just as stunningly beautiful as any of our Russian women. To highlight their presence, we bring you this pictorial featuring ladies from the three above named countries.

See the full pictorial here ...

Ukraine Scales Back its Swine Flu Hysteria

More swine flu nonsense out of Ukraine. I'm tempted to say that government leaders shouldn't play politics with serious issues, but isn't that what they do best?

Swine Flu May Delay Ukraine Election, Yulia Says No
Amid conflicting reports of the seriousness of swine flu in Ukraine, government officials suggested this week that it may be necessary to delay the country’s January presidential election as a result of the outbreak.

An aide to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko suggested delaying the vote from January until May in order to give the government time to bring the supposed epidemic under control. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, however, was quick to respond that delaying the election is unnecessary. Both Yushchenko and Tymoshenko are candidates in the presidential election. Read the full story here ...

Ukraine Comes Down with a Case of Swine Flu Mania

I usually don't write about Ukraine on this blog, but it's practically Russia, so why not?

I think it's a little crazy the way they're freaking out about swine flu there. As this article notes, there's no evidence to indicate that the flu is more widespread in Ukraine than it is anywhere else. Do the Ukrainians really feel the need to wear these silly masks out in public? It seems like you're just as likely to pick up swine flu in Kiev as you are in Moscow or London or New York. I don't know ... personally I'm more afraid of Yulia Tymoshenko's hairstyle than I am of swine flu.

Swine Flu Fears Spread through Ukraine
News reports have abounded in recent days about the apparent severity of the swine flu epidemic in Ukraine. Here at HotRussianBrides.com, we take such reports very seriously as many of the beautiful ladies featured on our site are from Ukraine.

But as fears of a particularly vicious outbreak in Ukraine grow, the World Health Organization has said that there is nothing to indicate that the swine flu outbreak in Ukraine has been particularly severe. Read the full story here ...