if i said the motherland i'd break out in homesick tears!
ofcourse *sniff* it's the *sniff* motherland *waaaaaaaa*
you're not being serious are you? every russian i have ever met (with the possible exception of you) has told me not to go there. the only reasons why i would go there is to see the kremlin and the siberian work camps.
it's probably the most expensive place to live because the ruble is shit! on a more serious note....eastern europeon women are hot! i liked them so much that i went and picked myself up a serbian.