6 Mar 2010
The 8th of March: The International Women's Day
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The 8th of March is all about flowers flowers and flowers. You can buy them everywhere, near the metro stations, business malls and convenient shops. On the 8 March, Russians celebrate the International Women's Day, and of course it's an official holiday.
Almost every man brings flowers to the women he works with, to his relatives, his wife and sometimes to his....lover
The flower industry in Russia will reach in 2010 up to 100 billion rubles. 90 percent of the Russian flower market is exported from countries such as the Netherlands, Ecuador, Columbia and Israel.
Almost every man brings flowers to the women he works with, to his relatives, his wife and sometimes to his....lover
Twenty tons of flowers cross the Russian border each year!
Source: http://www.4p.ru/main/research/11011130 Nov 2009
"Elite" is a frequently used word in Russia
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"Russians desire everything that is not "for everyone", not common, a better quality and for a selected people. This is to distinguish themselves from the "Rest" - the common people and the masses"

Elite hairpin
"Russians desire everything that is not "for everyone", not common, a better quality and for a selected people. This is to distinguish themselves from the "Rest" - the common people and the masses"

"Elite"
Rice
home
chocolate
coffee
tea
wallpapers
hairband
buckwheat
education
"Lux"
taxi
shop
toothpaste
bread
Elite hairpin
Clothing shop "Super Lux"
Other words widely used to highlight a prime quality:
"Euro" ("Euroremont")
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