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When, last month, a girl in Canada shared a photo on social media of her bloodied feet after a work shift in heels as a waitress, it triggered a wave of condemnation in the West.
In Russia, the post had little impact. But a glance around a central Moscow shopping center is all it needs to conclude that many Russian women must be secretly sharing her pain. In a period of 15 minutes waiting at the Yevropeisky shopping center, eight women walk by in stiletto heels of eight centimeters or higher.
Irina, 31, an attractive, slender blonde, is visibly in a rush. But she stops in her tracks when asked to show off her shoes. Out comes the right foot, showcasing a towering 10-centimeter wedge sandal — it is slowly rotated right, then left. Then, she kicks her leg back, as if in a Marilyn Monroe-style photo shoot. And suddenly she's off again, darting away like a modern-day Cinderella.
Russian women are famously adept at wearing sky-high heels — through sunshine, rain and thick snow. No wonder а Russian woman holds the world record for tightrope walking in high heels.
And they're not reserved for special occasions, or Friday nights.
When stopped on a central Moscow street in the mid-afternoon, a girl wearing beige stilettos at least 9 centimeters high apologizes for not having the time to speak. "I'm on my way to work," she says.
High heels are central to beauty and femininity in Russia, says Tatyana Maximova, editor of Russia's Cosmopolitan Shopping magazine, herself in medium-height block heels.
"They lengthen your legs and improve your posture," she says. "So if a girl wants to look feminine, she's better off wearing heels." (She kindly looks past the sneakers worn by this The Moscow Times reporter.)
According to Alla Verber, Russian women's love for heels is in their DNA. A former Soviet émigré, Verber is one of Russia's most famous retail moguls and was instrumental in transforming what used to be the gray TsUM Soviet department store into a shopping playground for the Russian elite of the post 1990s.
Even during Soviet times, Verber says, Russian women had a penchant for shoes. "At that time, many women didn't even know their shoe size and there was almost nothing available, so they bought what they could. But everyone still tried to look good. Well-looked after shoes were seen as a sign of intelligence," she says.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, however, shoes took center stage.
"People were hungry for beautiful things," says Verber. "No one ever wore flat shoes. No one. The general assumption was that a woman without heels was not beautiful," And, true to the Russian dogma of that time — "more is more" — women reached for the highest heels available, at 9 or 10 centimeters.
The image of Russian women in sky-high heels became a stereotype, says Verber. "Russian women were mocked abroad. People said: 'They'll wear heels even at the airport, or when going for a walk. Always, wherever.'"
A music video from the popular band "Leningrad." The Russian girl prepares herself to meet Prince Charming by painting the soles of her heels red with nail polish to fake the iconic red soles of the Louboutin shoe brand.
But times are changing. New fashion dictates more and more women are choosing sneakers over heels, at least during the daytime. There is also a growing public effort to wean women off their heels for the sake of their health.
In 2014, Russian lawmaker Oleg Mikheyev proposed introducing restrictions on high-heeled shoes, claiming that they led to various deformities. According to Mikheyev, 40 percent of Russian adults suffer from flat feet, and heels are partly to blame. "Our women shouldn't have to suffer pain because they're walking in the wrong footwear," he told The Moscow Times. Mikheyev's proposal got a cold reception — it was mostly ridiculed and trashed.

Other initiatives have taken a softer, and perhaps more successful, approach to nudge shoe lovers to go low. Orthopedists in white coats make frequent appearances on television shows to describe the cumulative health effects of a life in heels on wearers' backs, legs and feet.
Several years ago, Russian state television Channel One also started broadcasting a daily fashion advice segment titled "Without Heels" during their morning show. More than about fashion, the segment is educational and targets women's psychology.
"We want to show women they can be beautiful without heels, that wearing heels in an inappropriate situation is more of a minus, than a plus," says Marina Izvarina, who runs the "Dobroye Utro" show.
But the key to getting women to switch their footwear might not lie with them, but in the hands of the opposite sex. "In the first place, women wear heels for men," says Cosmopolitan's Maximova.
In a country where women outnumber men by almost 11 million, according to Russia's state statistics service, looking good at all times is more necessity than whim. A bright pink advertisement on a website offering courses on how to walk in heels announces: "Seventy-five percent of men prefer women in heels." No explanation is given for the statistic, but it certainly reflects what many Russian women take as true.
"Flat shoes were seen as unsexy, uninteresting," says Verber. And Cosmopolitan's Maximova says: "If you go on a date, then heels are a must."
Circus performer Oxana Seroshtan set the world record for the longest tightrope walk in high heels. She walked 15 meters in stilettos, doubling the previous record distance.
While changing fashion is gradually grinding down at the ubiquity of heels, Russians are also learning to laugh at themselves.
One of the country's most popular rock groups "Leningrad" recently made a video in which a girl receives an invite from Prince Charming to go see a Van Gogh exhibit.
With hours to go until deadline and spurred on by fantasies of marriage, the girl sets out on a hilarious quest to mask her natural appearance beneath fake eyelashes, styled hair and painted nails. Of course, no outfit is complete without "F*cking awesome pants and Louboutins," according to the catchy chorus.
The girl can hardly afford the iconic red-soled French shoes, so opts for fakes instead, painting the soles of cheap knock-off heels red with nail polish. Suffice to say, it ends in disaster.
If there was a lesson to be learnt from the video, not everyone got it. Inspired by the hit, a prominent Moscow modern art space launched a special St. Valentine's Day campaign granting women free entry to its own Van Gogh exhibit. The dress code: Stilettos — Louboutins, or otherwise.
It was certainly successful: The museum's visitor numbers peaked. Meanwhile, hundreds of women wobbled uncomfortably in heels measuring 10 centimeters.
It was an exhibit that almost rivaled Van Gogh.
Contact the author at e.hartog@imedia.ru . Follow the author on Twitter at @EvaHartog

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Yes, Russian women always look great with high heels and full make up, and look great everywhere – in the museum during 4 hours walking tour, in the plane during intercontinental flight, on the beach during vacations, even sweating at the gym. The main reason is there more women in Russian than men. It is a fact that there are fewer men than women in Russia due to different reasons – stressful life, high rate of heart disease among men and the biggest problem alcoholism.
The life expectancy rate for men in Russia is around 60 years old. Then there is the problem that the existing men are not exactly what women dream about, because we still have problem of alcoholism in Russia, and in general male culture is not as sophisticated as in other countries. So women from childhood know that there are not enough men, but they are all dreaming to marry a prince. Everybody believes that they can meet their prince any second, anywhere — that’s why they need to be prepared for this moment – that’s why you see high heels and evening make up on the sand beach, and Kim Kardashian copies in lines at the vegetable markets.
In Russian, there still exist this archaic idea (cultivated by older generation) that women must get married and have first child not later than 25 years old. In Russian medicine we have term – «old-giving birth (starorodyashaya) – women who give birth after 2. The situation for women becomes really tough after she turns 30 and still hasn’t married – in Russian it is still something negative if you not married by this age.
Of course Moscow and St. Petersburg are very different from other towns in Russian, there the above mentioned problems are not so exaggerated. In these cities you will see very fancy men and beautiful, single, independent women. In small towns it is enough for men to simply have regular job and not drink, and he will be married. Choice of men is so limited in deep Russian cities, so women take what they get.
Therefore Russian woman always look so done-up because from childhood they have been raised with idea that their main goal is to get married, have children and create a household. With such strong competition you must look your best in order to make your chances higher.
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5 tips from Russian beauties about how to be in top form, and never fear the frost.

How do you look your best when strutting down a snowy, icy street in winter?
The Russian winter is not easy to endure and it drags on much longer than temperate zones in Europe and the U.S. In some regions, such as Siberia and the Urals, the winter lasts more than six months, but this doesn’t stop Russian fashionistas from looking their best. Mounds of ice and snow don’t intimidate them. Russian women want to look elegant even in the frostiest weather, and that especially means wearing high heels. So, how do they do it without falling and injuring themselves?
Of course, the Russian winter means lots of snow, and when a path is well-trodden the snow turns to ice, making it very dangerous to walk on. Experts suggest maintaining your posture, and step from heel to toe.
Proper winter walking: step from heel to toe, gently move your weight forward as if walking on tiptoes, and bravely take the next step.
The most important thing is to maintain your balance on ice .
Some Russian women think that wearing heels in winter is safer than a flat shoe sole. “Even small heels should be on winter shoes,” one woman wrote on an Internet forum. “Heels dig into the snow and add stability; but if you walk on a flat sole then it’s like skating.”
“I don’t understand how to walk on ice without heels,” agreed another. “Heels are great ice picks!”
To feel confident wearing heels you need to practice. If you’re not sure that you can handle it, then take lessons for walking on heels. At first, practice with heels that are 5-7cm thick. After a week or two, your leg muscle will be stronger, and then you can wear higher heels.
Women who are more advanced can wear stilettoes in winter!
Bad roads? No sidewalks? This is no reason to forget about style. “I’ve been wearing stilettoes for 20 years already and can’t accept anything else (not for winter, nor summer),” said another Russian woman. “And I've never failed.”
Whatever happens, make it seem it was your plan all along. “Once, I saw a young lady walking on ice wearing stilettoes. She was holding her boyfriend tightly, and only this kept her from falling,” shared a woman on the forum.
“I only wear heels,” agreed another woman. “If I fall, then I pretend it was my plan.”
“Girls, for the record, if you decide to go in heels, then a half-empty bottle of wine is a must. It’s better to let people think you’re drunk than let them think you’re unable to walk in heels,” advised one man on an Internet forum.
Meet a woman from Tolyatti nicknamed Snow Maiden. She wears a summer dress and heels even when it’s minus 20 Celsius outside! She’s not afraid of the ice and frost, and says that she doesn’t get sick at all. Could you imagine her in any other country?
Do you know why Russian women still wear furs and stiletto heels? If not, this article explains everything.

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