"However, I've seen some men searching for a bride after beind discouraged about American women's apparent preference to put career first and family second."
I get so tired of seeing women get most of the blame here for lack of traditional marriages. I'm not saying there aren't women like those described above out there, but there are plenty of men who have decided to extend childhood into their thirties and do not want to offer marriage or want to be traditional providers or frankly, just get off their asses and really work hard for something.
I have never met an American woman who thinks about family and marriage the way the average Russian woman does.
Most of these guys were successful businessmen.
I'm married to a Russian lady (and not via an agency). I worked and lived there for 10 years. My wife doesn't even think about her "career" even though she was quite successful and highly educated. Why? She has a family and enjoys being at home as a mother. But don't mistake this as her being in a subservient role. We're both equal in the family, we just prefer more traditional roles...