The Soviet bride safaris: Inside the seedy parties where Western men hunt for impoverished young Russians and Ukrainians to make 'traditional, sexy' wives
Mail-order bride industry in Soviet Union is a hit with British men 
Men pay up to £3,000 to visit several cities on 'Romance tours'Told to expect 'more beautiful women in 11 days than you meet in five years'Involve 'socials' where 15 to 25 men will be introduced to 150 to 250 womenMen are often double the age, or more, of the scantily clad women 
Huge backlash after pictures from 'socials' posted on blogs online 
Many fear the industry exploits vulnerable young women in bad situations

The ratio of women to men can be ten to one, or 'about as close to paradise as you get,' according to a balding Home Counties civil servant on his first visit to Ukraine.

Welcome to the mail-order bride industry in the old Soviet Union, aimed heavily at British and American men who have failed to find love at home.

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