I have always been drawn to Russia probably because of the U.S. and Russia’s relationship through the cold war, which lead to a certain mystique surrounding Russia. It’s history is fascinating since Russia developed rather isolated from the rest of the world, but it was exposed to is an interesting mix of European and Asian influences unseen elsewhere in the world. Russian literature has so many masterpieces like Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Russian ballets are second to none; their Olympic gymnasts almost seem unbound by the law of physics. The Russian people seem so passionate and dedicated, yet so unemotional from an American perspective that it makes me curious. I think Americans still have a lot of misconceptions about Russia left
