Alla Pugacheva married her long-time friend Maxim Galkin on December 24. 

We have long insisted that foreigners cannot acquire a BRS just by virtue of residing within our virtuous borders. It appears, however, that corporate entities can at least hire a little big soul.

Samovar lotteries, gingerbread voting boxes and assorted ice holes. Whatever the results of today's elections, one thing is certain: they were full of Big Russian Soul.

This compendium of Tolstoy's Facebook posts charts his majestic path through the social network.

"I think I grasped the Russian soul when I listened to the Cherry Garden," an Indian fan of the Voice of Russia wrote.

Despite his roots in the longing of certain Englishmen for the old agrarian ways and the associated pecking order, Bilbo Baggins has soul. How? The illustrations on this Soviet-era edition just reek of BRS. Also, the site that's hosting them is littered with photo ads featuring nearly-naked women. So... not safe for work but chock full of soul.

Is it possible that the author of "Boot-Scootin' Boogie" could have a Big Russian Soul? We are skeptical. But we know his secret stash of Soviet art is already quietly changing the nature of American country music.

We are torn. Mordvina asks the correct question: "How does this agree with the Russian soul?" Yet we find the notion of being buried in a coffin shaped like a giant vodka bottle seductive.

Clearly, the author of this article, a soulless foreigner going under an obvious pseudonym, cannot hear the difference between a "boo" and a hearty, "бог!" Nobody boos the Putin.

CNN, you just don't understand him. How could you?

Keep an eye on this website, RusUSA, a large collection of resources and "The Place of fun and entertainment of Russian America!" And by "keep an eye on," we mean monitor this website. Geared as it is toward those brave defenders of the BRS who live in the USA, the authors have a special responsibility to portray the BRS appropriately.\r\n\r\n[Note: If you have trouble reading it in Russian, this page translates itself for you if you click the "English" link at the top.]

Ahhhh, sweet kholodets. Take a break from your Beeg Mak and your fries of freedom and choke down some delicious kholodets, or, as it's called in English, "Feet in Aspic." Mmmmmmm...

You've taken our test and received the bad news that your soul is only an ordinary soul, or even sub-par? Óâû!!! However, all is not lost, as the Board Certified souls at this site will answer any question, however soulless, that you might have concerning the Mother of all Motherlands. \r\n\r\n

If only all armies spent their time on such noble missions.

As part of the ongoing effort to make 00's Moscow more like the Southern US in the 80's, Moscow "city authorities" are planning a ban on kissing in the Metro. This follows the ban on Halloween and (we presume) precedes the made-for-TV movies about the evils of Dungeons and Dragons.

You see, the Russian does not just drink for the sake of pondering imponderable silvery-birched thoughts. Also he drinks to extract state secrets from his enemies. A supplement sometimes helps in this endeavor.

DANGER!! This site has more soul than even some Russians can handle. Just browsing to this site will infect you with a Big Soul virus. You'll find yourself buying pickled goods you never knew existed. Consider yourself warned: do not tread this path.

A scurrilous reporter read our posting on the Dobby/Putin controversy and declared, "Libel law doesn't work that way." True, we are big-souled and do not understand this "parody" notion that she holds so dear. Nor do we understand her reference to a "First Amendment". Ah well, perhaps if we keep reading CNN we too will understand such subtleties. She, alas, lacks the soul to understand us.

When in Moscow, don't miss the world's largest foto-albom of Russian souls--in their natural habitat, no less. "It is a kaleidoscope of toothless peasants, posed bourgeoisie, cobblers in aprons, and stiff Soviet politicians, toasting, talking, singing and sometimes eating."

We have no comment. What comment can there be? Our souls are aghast.

You can take the soul out of Russia, but you can't take the Russian out of the Soul. Feed your soul with this site, which promises you "Russian Chat, Russian Dating, Russian Cuisine..." and more.

It's not enough that Harry Potter rips off the Russian concept of witches, now they have to rip off our leader as well. Dobby the house elf must go.

An alarming thesis about an underhanded attack on tender Big Russian Souls.

No, this isn't about Klansmen and choppy black & white film. This is about a

What can I say? They may be "our brethren to the south," but they sure understand how to run a country.

"All the pains and occasional pleasures of rural Russia for a mere $25/night contribution to the local economy." What can we say that Uncle Pasha doesn't say himself? He provides dog rental services... now that is full-service guide.

This guy claims to understand the Big Russian Soul. We say that's a loaf of "bred," but nevertheless give him a chetvyorka for for the effort and heartily recommend his treatise to the kul'turnye invalidi of the world. You know who you are.

"Take my tyoscha....Please!" We are laughing so hard the kvas is coming out our noses! Please stop!

The North Pole will soon depart the soulless Canadian north for the Motherland. Lets all have sex!!

We at BRS.org feel ourselves disturbed by this news. Michael Flatley, BRS? Please, please, say it isn't so.

As the Olympics unfold, ignore the whines of soulless Canadians who don't understand that a perfect quad Lutz is nothing compared to a perfect Soul. And root for Evgeni Plushenko. Or don't root for him, but he'll win anyway because his soul is undiluted. "It was not so easy to see he would become what he is today," [his coach] says, "but I saw he had feelings for beauty. He also had a strong soul." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

If it's good for the body, it's good for the Big Russian Soul! Birch me, baby! (Site in Russian.)

This astute quiz does not directly address the BRS, but could be restated as "follow the BRS to the BRS-bearing composer." It is a fine illustration of the multi-faceted nature of the grand BRS.

This interview of Vladimir Zhirinovski by an American member of Christian Coalition illustrates the possibilities for the souls of America and Russia to meet. As Zhirinovskiy intimates, together we can be "possessed" of a unifying spirit.

This short, linguistic analysis provides a broad sketch of the bare outline of the never-to-be-fully-mapped Big Russian Soul.

"Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Prokofiev did not need to use this music to prove their Russianness." Of course they don't: they have their Big Russian Souls. We have not yet counted the recurrences of the word "great" in this article because it is too huge a task. In other words, this article is by a British BRS wannabe who understands the BRS as well as can be expected given his circumstances.

Eugene has BRS. Check out his version of "Hotel California"!

The otherwise astute and undoubtedly BRS-bearing RussianFoods.com fails to mention the Big Russian Soul. Why? Who is to blame?

Hey, no promises about soul-enhancement (see our FAQ) but sometimes a guy's just got a hankerin' for a hunk o' tvorog.

All appearances to the contrary, Russia is not America! Don't be fooled!

If you don't have a BRS, you can get a bit closer by marrying one of these beautiful girls. Sure, you won't have a Russian Soul, but at least you can watch your wife demonstrate the proper, soulful way to go to a disco.