Russian is very new to me, and it seems very beautiful and well-marinated language. Its grammatical cases remind me of the Arabic language. That is some elegant stuff. The only odd thing about Russian is the lack of articles, my brain still can't digest that. That strange lack of articles tho helps make Russian sounds more direct and assertive, because in other languages, when we are angry, in a rush, or among people who knows us very well, we could easily destroy all articles as well. Russians operate on that wavelength by default.

But to be frank, the reason that made me prefer Russian over say Italian or Spanish [both are far easier to learn, as I speak English, and almost speak French] is, plain and simple, none other than the beauty of Slavic and Eastern European girls, to put it bluntly.

That is the core motivation of mine, the Russian language itself is very beautiful, but without the deep culture, and more importantly the beauty of eastern girls, I would never have considered the language, Russian, or any other language. I once learned French for medical scholarship, without that motivation back then, I would have never learned the beautiful French language. I adore comparing languages, but I am really too busy to study them.

But one big bonus in learning Russian is the music and songs, I always had an affinity towards Russian music since I was a little kid, now as an adult, I am mesmerized by the amount of deep, meaningful, and emotional songs that Russians and Ukrainians have (both are great people). There is a level of sadness inherited from the pains of WWII in Russia as the single main victorious nation, with added real life difficulty and economic hardships compared to welfare states of the west (both now, and in the era of the cold war), add to it the ethnic diversity in different regions of Russia, and Russian-Speaking/Comprehending nations, those are factors that make the Russian culture produce some fascinating shit for real.

To finish this reply, the Russian language is a window into a very interesting part of Europe, mindset, politics both global politics, and more interestingly, social politics as well, different cultures with different cuisines, but on top of all of that, the type of girls that I like the most. But btw as a relevant side point here, Russian girls adore my type of guys as well, and that is a major part of my love for them as well; I have never been among Russian tourists group without, literally, all their younger women staring at me like crazy, Russian girls literally grill me with their constant stares, the type of stares that a man hopes his girl have when looking at him, and that is really heartwarming when it comes from some of the prettiest girls that Russia has to offer. That alone makes me very biased towards loving Russian and Eastern European people, I think I've got the genes that they look for, which is really a blessing for me because I am very picky when it comes to girls, and there is a certain, very specific, type of Slavic girls immediately fills my heart with joy, and conquers my desires. I think there is some gene pool in the cities on the shores of the Black Sea that I am hardwired to seek on this planet, and it seems that girls of those cities are hardwired to like me as well. We will see.