Arranging a meeting with your Russian bride
Russian brides need to feel safe and it would be better if you suggest that your first meeting will take place in your Russian woman’s homeland. Never suggest sending money to your woman ( to cover her expenses for coming to you, or just money to be used to pay for her way to the airport to meet you, etc) before you ever met her, as you may face a problem of sending it and never hearing again from her, if this is scammer.
If you don’t have a possibility to visit the Russian lady in her country, it’s better to buy tickets for her and pay for a hotel. After all if she refuses to come you’ll be able to return the spent money.
It would be good for you to stay in a hotel or an apartment while visiting your Russian girl for the first time. You never know how your relationship can develop after your first meeting in real, whether you’ll like each other or not. Where will you go if you stay in her place and have some disagreement or feel you do not suit each other from the very first day of your real meeting? Staying on your own will give you more independence in your decisions.
The recommendation concerning your documents is that you should do some copies of those which are of great importance for you (for example your passport) and keep them apart from the originals. The copies will help you in case you lose the originals
One more thing which may impress your Russian girl is bringing her some small gift from your country, which will remind her of you and the time you spent together after you return home. The thing needn’t be expensive but your Russian lady should feel it was chosen particularly for her. It would be perfect if you could take into consideration her interests. Besides, she would feel even better if you bring something for her close people, like children or parents.