Overview:
www.anastasiaweb.com is a unique online dating site dedicated to men seeking Russian women for casual relationships or marriage. The site is very photo heavy and focuses much more on appearance and demographic criteria than compatibility.

Features:
The website is very basic, unlike many other dating sites and instead resembles a personals photo column featuring basic information on Russian women. The website acts as an introduction service allowing members to get to know each other through the communication features of the site including email messaging and live chats. Apart from the communication tools and myriad of women with photographs and basic information, the website offers little in the way of additional facilities, information or tools. Despite this flaw, the success stories suggest that men have enjoyed the site and have found someone compatible with their needs. From a safety perspective, men can rest assured that nearly all of the women on the site are registered with an offline dating agency that carries out checks on everyone before arranging meetings.

Ease of Use:
The site is very basic so it is very easy to navigate and quick at moving from one page to the next. There is little on the way of tutorials or instruction on using the site and the look and feel is a little tacky. Nonetheless, it delivers on its promises — hundreds of beautiful Russian and Ukrainian women!

The Search:
Members can input basic demographic information on themselves and their preferences, but men are not required to build an in-depth profile of themselves. Instead, women hold the profiles, which are photo heavy giving information on their nationality and location, hobbies and interests as well as their physical appearance and attributes. Therefore, search results focus solely on the male members' requirements exclusive of the requirements of the women. With such basic information gathered and a dating service so obviously geared towards appearances of the women, men would do just as well to browse the photos alone and choose accordingly.