A year-old Moscow beautician named Mariam was one of those who fell for a foreign visitor, a Mexican soccer fan named Omar who asked her for directions to Red Square. She did not give her last name because she said the romance was a personal matter. Yet to many Russians, her actions seem disgraceful. In the first week of the global soccer tournament, Russian lawmaker Tamara Pletnyova warned Russian women against becoming romantically involved with foreigners, lest they should end up raising their children alone.
She added it was even more of a problem if the men were from a different race. The next day, her colleague Mikhail Degtyaryov stepped forward to do damage control. Burger King stumbled badly while trying to counter the censorious attitudes in Russia. It has garnered over 53, signatures. Although some women have achieved powerful positions in Russia β including the widely respected central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina β their proportions at the top are much lower than in the West.
Last year, Putin signed a law that decriminalized some forms of domestic violence. They are very well-mannered and cordial. Yuri Dud, a prominent sports journalist, suggested that she has a point. A year-old Russian woman named Yulia, sporting a bright yellow Brazilian soccer shirt, joked about the possible benefits to Russia of such cross-cultural alliances.
It recently suggested a few remedies, including making sure that fewer attractive women at soccer stadiums are shown on TV broadcasts of the matches. FIFA has judged you to be unattractive enough.
Russian women push back at shaming over World Cup dating. English fans applaud their players after the third place match between England and Belgium at the soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 14, Belgium defeats England Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
