Meetings in the countries of the former. USSR
Dating girls in Belarus
It became independent in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Over a decade later, the sense of national identity is weak and the nature of political links with Russia remains a key issue.
Dating girls in Estonia
Not much more than a decade after it regained its independence following the collapse of the USSR, the republic was welcomed as a Nato member in late March 2004.
A huge country covering a territory equivalent to the whole of Western Europe, Kazakhstan has vast mineral resources and considerable economic potential.
Dating girls in Lithuania
Lithuania is the largest and most southerly of the three Baltic republics.Not much more than a decade after it regained its independence following the collapse of the USSR, Lithuania was welcomed as a Nato member in late March 2004.
Dating girls in Russia
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has been striving to overcome the legacy of Communism.Creating a democratic political system and a market economy to replace the bureaucracy and centralism of the past has proved an elusive goal.
Dating girls in Armenia
A landlocked republic with Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north, Armenia has seen great changes since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Dating girls in Azerbaijan
Oil-rich Azerbaijan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 amid war and political turmoil
Dating girls in Georgia
Situated at the strategically important crossroads where Europe meets Asia, Georgia has a unique and ancient cultural heritage, famous traditions of hospitality and cuisine and an alphabet which is entirely its own.
Dating girls in Latvia
Situated in northeastern Europe with a coastline along the Baltic Sea, Latvia is geographically the middle of the three former Soviet Baltic republics. It has language links with Lithuania to the south and historical and ecumenical ties with Estonia to the north.
Dating girls in Moldova
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova emerged as an independent republic following the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Dating girls in Ukraine
Ukraine gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Sandwiched between Russia and Europe, it tries to keep on good terms with both.
Dating girls in Uzbekistan
In 1991 Uzbekistan emerged as a sovereign country after more than a century of Russian rule - first as part of the Russian empire and then as a component of the Soviet Union.