“Why do the vast majority of Russian young women look like models?”
Not sure about the “vast majority”, but the short answer would be the following.
The immaculate looks of a Russian lady say this to men, clear and loud: “I invest a lot to be my better self, and I expect at least that much of you.”
LONGER ANSWER
Russian women—not only those who look like models—are generally high-maintenance. At least, this is what Russian men most often complain about.
If you as a man can handle that, big rewards come to you. This made Russian girls world-famous (What is Russia’s greatest cultural export?). Many outstanding foreigners opted for our girls as life partners. A few years ago, someone counted that while only 15% of the world’s oil comes from the former USSR, we account for half the catwalk models in Paris and Milan.
Being around you, they require a lot of you. Not necessarily money. Attention. Emotional support. Time. Availability. Housekeeping. Million things ladies may be in need of.
Walking perfection
For a regular Russian woman, in Russia, only the best of men is good enough. (Which is why we’re leading the world in divorce stats, looks like.) And if she wants the best, she knows she needs to work for it.
The most massive of the effort goes of course during the age bracket after the teenage The effort begins to taper off when humans are programmed to start getting old, around 28.
However, the new affluence, technology, and unparalleled comfort that Capitalism brought to Russia in the last decades made it possible for Russian women to pursue perfection far into their middle age. You won’t believe how much silicon there is in the faces of Moscovites these days. And I don’t mean President Putin. Regular people in the street.
Why all the struggle?
In Russia, we had a difficult history. We live at a far, cold, vast end of human habitation. A lot of bloody-minded strangers whizzed through our cities and villages with infernal frequency, pillaging and burning everything in their path.
Hundreds of years of imperial wars are no joke. We won quite a few of these, yes. But we Russian men don’t seem to win battles without a whole bunch of us getting killed. Those who come back are utterly depressed by our rulers, our work, and life generally. Many went about killing themselves by heavy drinking, acting stupid, beating sh1t out of each other.
This made our women pure survival machines. The hard knocks of life taught them secret knowledge that’s passed down from generation to generation and help them survive and win the mating game.
It shows
This made Russian ladies what they are famous for:
- They have the looks
- They know how to look good whenever and wherever they don’t look good
- They consider looks as a major factor in what makes a woman an attractive human being
- They are willing to invest the best part of their lives and effort into looking good
- They have the discipline and determination needed for the brutal and tedious routine of being a walking dummy. I would have dropped dead on the first day. They go on for years.
Below, a snapshot by Instagrammer David Grigoryan from one of the stations of Moscow Metro. You won’t see stations like that in NYC, London or Paris.
These Russian girls know this is a man’s world. They know the rules of the game. The height of their heels shows the level of their ambition.
They go for a win.
Photo (c) David Grigoryan
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