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Often we hear that Russian women in the world are considered the most beautiful. Is this a common myth, or is it really true? And how did this opinion come about?

Appearance Features

Most Russian women have the so-called Slavic type of appearance - they have blond hair and skin, gray, blue or green eyes, regular features. They are proportionally built and for the most part have a stately figure. They are very feminine, and on a subconscious level are perceived by men as the most suitable partners for creating a family and having children.

“I think that Slavic facial features are the most feminine in the world,” says Briton Craig Graham. - The German ones seem a little rough to me, which is not particularly suitable for women. I would call Russian women the most beautiful.

At the same time, the appearance of Russian women is not limited to one type of blue-eyed blondes with milky skin. Here you can meet swarthy, dark-eyed, burning brunettes, and red-haired beauties with freckles. After all, due to historical vicissitudes, the blood of different peoples flows in Russians.

But, for example, in Spain or Italy more women one type. And southern men can be attracted precisely by the breadth of choice, as well as the unusual, novelty of the northern type.

Tried the Inquisition

There is another circumstance that is mentioned by those who claim the primacy of Russian beauties. In the Middle Ages, the Western European Inquisition actively hunted witches, and the most attractive women and girls, sometimes even girls.

The beauties were jealous. Others believed that beauty was bestowed upon them only by the devil. As a result, many beautiful women in Western Europe ended their days at the stake or the gallows, and the "beauty genes" were partially exterminated.

In Russia, the witch hunt did not have such a scope. Beauties were rarely persecuted, so the "attractiveness gene pool" was preserved.

Russian women try

IN Western countries feminist sentiment prevails. The fair sex, trying to achieve gender equality with men, is often afraid to demonstrate their femininity and, on the contrary, dress and comb their hair in an accentuated carelessness, do not use makeup, except for special cases and situations when it is required by the regulations.

As for the Russians, many of them even go out to the neighboring supermarket in full dress - in a beautiful outfit, high-heeled shoes and made up. And what can we say about work and trips to different public places.

As sociological surveys have shown, 43% of our women strive to look beautiful "for themselves", 27% - for their half, and 65% - for work colleagues.

Swede Jonas Lindström states that "Russians love themselves very much, therefore they are always smartly and beautifully dressed, with makeup."

And a Frenchman named Frederick says: “The Russians are very bothered about appearance... We also have such ladies, but there are fewer of them. The dissonance is that from people who are so preoccupied with their image, you usually expect coldness, closeness, selfishness, narcissism. But in the case of the Russians, every time you realize that you were wrong: they turn out to be sincere, warm and open.”

Not only appearance

Foreign men express different and not always flattering opinions about Russian women. For example, they are called too rational, prudent, criticized for their love for bright outfits ... But everyone agrees on one thing: Russian ladies are really very beautiful!

Here is the view of Burak Topcu from Turkey: “Russian women are the most beautiful women in the world. They have some perfect beauty: some can be gentle and sweet, others - sexy and sensual.

“Russian women are very feminine and luxurious,” Frenchman Justine D'Ore gives this assessment to our compatriots. - You want to carry such women in your arms, dress in furs and fulfill any of their desires. Unlike French women, they are more liberated in relationships, often take the first steps themselves, touchy, but quick-witted, fun and easy with them, every day is like a holiday. True, this holiday does not last long, Russians are fickle.”

In a foreign country, Russian women can be accurately identified in the crowd. “Even without heels, a Russian woman will pass you by so that her neck will turn after her,” the Spaniards and Italians admire. And the point here is not only in a beautiful appearance, but also in how a woman holds herself, how she moves. In all this there is a certain unique charm that amazes and delights men.

It is difficult for foreigners who had Russian girlfriends and wives to forget them. Europeans even say: “After Russians, they don’t return to foreigners.”

“The beauty of a Russian woman is the incalculable capital of the country,” - this is how the French author Alexander Lats once spoke about our compatriots. Indeed, the charming appearance of Russian women has always been the standard of excellence in many Western countries. Has the perception of foreigners about our women changed today?

The most beautiful

As before, the Slavic appearance is very popular in the West, so the vast majority of foreigners call Russian girls the most beautiful and desirable in the world. However, ethnicity is far from the dominant feature that distinguishes beauties from Russia. The fact is that in our country it is customary to take care of oneself, while feminism common in Europe or America dictates a careless attitude towards one's appearance. There, a beautiful and well-groomed woman is perceived as a “stupid woman”, but this does not apply to Russian women. They successfully combine a sharp mind and self-care, which distinguishes Russian women from others.

Russian woman cooks well

According to many foreigners, every Russian woman is a good housewife who perfectly knows how to cook borscht. If she does not know the recipe for this "mysterious dish", then she is not from Russia at all, but simply pretends to be. This stereotype is especially popular among Americans who have to put up with their significant other's lack of cooking skills. The reason for this is the popularity of fast food, which needs only a warm-up.

A victim of patriarchy

Again, a huge role was played by feminism, widespread in the West, in the formation of this stereotype. There, the attitude towards women and the position of the woman herself is very different from the Russian reality. Emancipation in the West implies that holding the door, giving up your seat, helping with heavy bags, and paying for a girl is a sign of bad taste. Moreover, it can offend a woman and result in a serious misunderstanding. Looking at the order in Russia, where it is customary to “look after the weaker sex”, foreigners are perplexed why our compatriots have not yet declared a revolution and overthrown “male chauvinism”. However, Russian women are in no hurry to follow Western trends, encouraging men to care.

The woman is the head of the family

Many foreigners, especially men who happened to long time live in Russia and have the opportunity to observe the way of a simple Russian family, they say - "a hidden matriarchy reigns in Russia." This paradigm is correct, but only partly. It is on the woman in most cases that the whole economy rests. Even where a man has reached a dead end, a woman still has to find a way out - after all, it is she who is responsible for the house and family. But the last word still often remains for the stronger sex.

Russian women lack self-confidence

Foreign HR experts note that Russian women, being ideal candidates, will always apply for a lower vacancy, and they will still need to be convinced that they deserve higher positions. However, this statement has no basis in itself, reminiscent of the favorite sexist thesis: "girls should not drive a car." Why? Because "everyone says so".

Russian woman is pragmatic

This stereotype spread in the West in the 90s, when thousands of beauties from the countries of the former Soviet Union rushed across the opened borders to look for a beautiful and stable life abroad. It is very difficult to survive in another country without entrepreneurial spirit and a punchy character, so the attitude towards Russian women has developed accordingly. Even today, many of our compatriots, if they have a visa at the border, have to explain to officers that the main purpose of the trip is business or tourism, and not the search for a second half.

Thus, the idea of ​​foreigners about Russian women remains unchanged. Our girls are still the most beautiful, combining external and internal superiority. Of course, it has not done without hardened stereotypes, but for the most part they do not correspond to reality.

Born in 1980 in the Luhansk region, since 2002 she has been working in the prosecutor's office of Crimea. She was a public prosecutor in the case of one of the most famous and cruel Crimean gangs - the Bashmaki group. In 2014, she agreed to head the prosecutor's office of the peninsula and became one of the most recognizable images Crimean spring. Thousands of drawings were devoted to Poklonskaya, where the young prosecutor was portrayed as the heroine of Japanese comics, and several clips. The boom in Internet popularity may have been supported by political technologists, but with all this, one cannot fail to pay tribute to Poklonskaya's spectacular appearance and her charm. She has been at the top of our list since day one. A blonde with big eyes, at the same time fragile and strong, tender and strict - “a girl from a neighboring yard”, who suddenly grew up and became the youngest general in the history of Russia.

Ekaterina Trofimova (Katya Klep)

Born in Moscow in 1993. In 2006, she posted her first video on the Internet, since 2010 she has been regularly blogging. Now her channel FoggyDisaster has 1.5 million subscribers, another channel, TheKateClapp, has 4.3 million. In her videos, Katya gives makeup tips, teaches how to take selfies, sings, jokes and speaks out on topics important to young Russian citizens, such as dating, patriotism, or Justin Bieber. Katya has the perfect face for makeup - she can be turned into anyone. Over the years of blogging, she has changed dozens of images - from emo girl and tomboy to femme fatale and businesswoman. And, of course, Katya is a real PR master: she successfully promoted her Internet projects, and in our rating she managed to break into second place with a decisive spurt thanks to the effective mobilization of her viewers.

Anastasia Luppova

Born in Kazan in 1985. Two-time European champion in Russian billiards. Since 2015, he has been working as a commentator on the Match-TV channel. Billiards in Russia has a reputation as a male sport, or rather not a sport, but a male entertainment. You don't have to be Dr. Freud to understand what the pool cue symbolizes and what the balls are associated with. Graceful girl with menacing eyes, who wields a cue brilliantly, challenges a patriarchal society. And doomed to public attention.

Chulpan Khamatova

actress and social activist (5,300 votes)

Born in Kazan in 1975, graduated from GITIS. Plays in "Sovremennik", but participates in performances of other theaters. In 1997, the first film with a major role of Khamatova, "Country of the Deaf", was released. Since then, Chulpan Nailevna has collected all possible Russian cinematic, theater and television awards, and has also been awarded the State Prize and the title People's Artist. Khamatova is a brilliant actress and can play on stage, even stunning beauty, even ugliness, without makeup. But, obviously, in this case, they vote not only for a beautiful woman and a talented actress. Vote for the creator charitable foundation Podari Zhizn, which has been helping children with cancer since 2005. Beauty is also a responsibility.

Agniya Ditkovskite

Born in Vilnius in 1988. In 2006, she played one of the main roles in the youth comedy "Heat", then acted in films and TV series, participated in various television shows. Soft features, slight accent, European charm - everything Soviet time The Baltics and especially Lithuania were considered “our West”, and a special set of myths developed around the Baltic girls. They are different, they are from there, they are Europeans. Myths survived the collapse Soviet Union and embodied in the image of Agnia Ditkovskite. Not without reason in a sociological survey in which respondents saw only photographs and the factor of the name and public influence was lowered, Agnia took first place due to the female audience.

Liza Boyarskaya

Born in 1985 in Leningrad, she studied at the RGISI with Lev Dodin. In 2007 and 2008, the films Irony of Fate. Continuation "and" Admiral ", in which Boyarskaya plays the main roles. At the same time, the actress is developing quite a successful career. theater career. At first, Lisa was perceived exclusively as the daughter of Mikhail Boyarsky, but in eight years of fame she managed to get out of the shadows. Big eyes, slightly upturned nose, then a joyful, then an embarrassed smile - Lisa is both a pretty neighbor and an inaccessible goddess from glossy magazines.

Aurora Roman

Born in Vladivostok in 1976, she worked in the prosecutor's office, now she holds the post of senior media assistant to the head of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation for the Primorsky Territory. For a country where varied form even in Peaceful time worn by about 5% of the population, a woman in uniform is doomed to become a fetish. And here, among other things, a beauty with coal-black hair, and even the namesake of the goddess of the dawn! .. Indeed, of all the prosecutors in Russia, Aurora is the first to meet the dawn. Separately, it is worth noting the patriotism of the Primorye people - the leading regional media called for voting for Aurora Viktorovna.

Oksana Akinshina

Born in Leningrad in 1987. She made her film debut in 2001 - and immediately in leading role. First and last movie Sergei Bodrov Jr. "Sisters" turned Akinshina into a star. The very next year, she played a major role with the Swedish director Lukas Mudisson ("Lilya Forever"). Then there were roles in Stilyagi and Vysotsky. Akinshina has the image of a hooligan, rare for our boring and puritanical show business. This image is reinforced by both a sly look and a stormy romance with Sergei Shnurov at the dawn of his career.

Svetlana Hodchenkova

Born in Moscow in 1983, she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute in 2005, but even earlier she became famous throughout the country thanks to the main role in Stanislav Govorukhin's film Bless the Woman. Since then, Svetlana has played a variety of roles in theater, film and TV series - including the Viper in one of the films about Wolverine. Rounded features, white hair, "braid to the priests" - Khodchenkova is a symbol of Russian beauty, as it is understood both in Russia and in the West.

Christine Asmus

Born in 1988 in the Moscow region, she became famous in 2010 after the release of the TV series Interns. Since then, Christina has been constantly present in various lists of the main beauties of Russia. Her image is that of a petite blonde, naive, batting her eyelashes, and perpetually bewildered. I want to start protecting this immediately. What in reality is hidden behind the angelic appearance a strong character can be a nice bonus.

Elena Letuchaya

Born in Yaroslavl in 1978, she studied economics, worked at Russian Railways, then switched to television journalism. She became famous thanks to the Revizorro program, where Elena breaks into hotels, restaurants and shops with a check. Volatile - a dream of a dominatrix woman. If you behave badly, then she will check you and punish you.

Julia Lipnitskaya

Born in 1998 in Yekaterinburg. At the age of four, she began figure skating, at the age of 13 she took second place in the adult Russian Championship. The whole world learned about Lipnitskaya in 2014, when she won a gold medal at Olympic Games in Sochi in team competition, becoming one of the youngest champions in the history of the competition. The whole world applauded the 15-year-old girl, who skated better than the famous veterans and could not take a serious expression on the podium. Lipnitskaya is Pippi Longstocking, who suddenly began to work hard.

Anna Chipovskaya

Born in Moscow in 1987, she studied at the Moscow Art Theater School. She became famous thanks to one of the main roles in the series "The Thaw". Having starred in a bed scene, she immediately became one of the Russian sex symbols. Now Anna is involved both in films and in TV series, and at the same time plays in the performances of "Snuffbox". After the Thaw, she was even called the "Russian Angelina Jolie."

Katrina Gaysina

Born in St. Petersburg, she gained fame thanks to her Instagram and video blog. On Instagram - perfect wife from perfect figure, perfect children, Ideal husband, ideal life. The video blog contains tips on how to make this life even more perfect: we pack a bag for the hospital, we fly on vacation during pregnancy, we give boarding tickets at the border correctly so as not to spoil the surprise for her husband. Jealous, miserable losers! It is clear that in this case, too, a high place is largely due to the Internet fans mobilized to vote.

Vera Brezhneva

actress, singer, TV presenter (2 100 votes)

Born in 1982 in Dneprodzerzhinsk. In 2003 she made her debut in the group "VIA Gra" in the video "Do not leave me, my love." "VIA Gra" and before that was the most erotic pop group in the entire Russian-speaking stage, and here, firstly, the audience was presented with a clip with lung elements BDSM, and secondly, the group included girls with all hair colors: brunette Nadezhda Granovskaya, red-haired Anna Sedokova and blonde Vera Brezhneva. From now on, this combination will become the standard for Russian girl groups, and the composition of VIA Gra will be called golden. Vera is the only one who has a career after leaving the group. Her songs are played on radio and TV, she starred in romantic comedies, hosts television programs and concerts. The main blonde of the post-Soviet space.

Julia Topolnitskaya

Born in Leningrad in 1991, graduated from the Russian state institute performing arts. She played in the theater, starred in serials and commercials. She woke up famous all over the country in the winter of 2016, after the clip of the Leningrad group “Exhibit” was released, in which Yulia played the role of a modern Cinderella, going on a date with a promising groom. Now Julia has a double image: on the one hand, she embodied the image of a classic hunter for millionaires, on the other, this image is certainly comical. To openly talk about the shortcomings of your butt, you need to have a certain courage. This is what they vote for.

Polina Gagarina

Born in Moscow in 1987, in 2003 she won the second Star Factory.

Then there were ups and downs in Polina's career. There was a moment when the media no longer discussed Gagarina's songs, but how she lost 40 kilograms. Moreover, she not only lost weight, but changed her image - she turned into a thin ash blonde. In this image, she took second place at Eurovision 2015, and posters on which Gagarina advertised a network of fitness centers filled bus stops. They vote not just for the singer Polina Gagarina - they vote for a girl who took a sharp start, then suffered setbacks, and then again found herself on the crest of a wave.

Ekaterina Smirnova

Born in 1995 in Moscow, she signed a contract with the Parisian modeling agency NEXT. Ekaterina most of all resembles not a modern Russian model, but either a supermodel of the 1990s, or a beauty from Hollywood in the 1950s.

Diana Vishneva

Born in Leningrad in 1976, she graduated from the Academy of Russian Ballet. Russia is proud of its ballet, and ballerinas have traditionally been one of the symbols (including sex symbols) of the country. Cherry is the most famous Russian ballerina. American Vogue called her beauty in motion.

Adeline Sotnikova

Born in Moscow in 1996, in 2008 she won the adult championship of Russia for the first time. Already in childhood, she performed the most difficult elements. In 2014, Sotnikova took gold at the Sochi Olympics - the Soviet and Russian schools have always been strong in pairs and men's singles, and here for the first time a Russian woman won gold in women's singles. Sotnikova often changes her image - she is either a blonde, or a brunette, or with long, or with short hair. In an interview, she looks like a sensible young lady: she opened a beauty salon and talks about the prospects for a family business.

How we did the research

Unlike gloss, we didn't want to impose any beauty standards on our respondents. It was important for us to see life in all its nuances and diversity. The search for "beauties in general" had to be abandoned - it would have been impossible. Therefore, we decided to explore beauty using the examples of women who are supposedly known by many in our country, that is, to one degree or another, famous heroines - actresses, athletes, public figures, leading, scientists and entrepreneurs. People can not only know them from stories and photographs, but also highly appreciate their actions, performances, work, skill, charm.

Expert survey

At the first stage, we attracted 30 "beauty experts": stylists, photographers, directors, artists, designers, famous hairdressers, sports writers, and even a writer and official. We asked them the following questions:

1. Name three women who, in your opinion, are a model of beauty for modern Russia.

2. Comment on your choice: what exactly makes them beautiful?

3. What is beauty in terms of your profession and experience?

4. How is the ideal of beauty changing in Russia, is it different modern ideal from the ideal of past eras?

The result was a list of about 100 beauties. After I had to weed out not very famous heroines and add obvious famous beauties proposed by our editors, the list includes 89 women.

Mass voting

Based on the expert list, we made up a form for online voting and posted it on the website and rusrep.ru. During the week, 240,000 readers took part in the project. A stunning discovery for us was how the prosecutor's uniform works magically when worn on beautiful women; it was also found that super popular bloggers can mobilize their supporters in a day and storm the top poll positions, that a beautiful librarian from Vladivostok, thanks to the support of her region, can become more popular than leading actresses, and that women who are known for their good deeds- say, saving children - become even more beautiful in the eyes of the public.

Sociological survey

RR, together with the Research Center of the SuperJob.Ru portal, conducted a survey in which respondents could choose five beauties. Interestingly, even in this case, Natalya Poklonskaya was in a high fourth place (and among men - in first). In the general survey, the first place was given to the famous film actress Agniya Ditkovskite.

Text:Natalia Podlyzhnyak, Elizaveta Chervyakova, Polina Povarenkina, Alexei Khrapov, Anna Guryanova, Sergey Guryanov, Alexandra Trifonova, Varvara Popkova, Daria Grechannikova, Anna Nezhinskaya (True Reportage workshop) with the participation of Vitaly Leybin, Konstantin Milchin, Anna Ryzhkova, Maria Antonova