What do you know about the Russian Federation? Part 1

Hello, dear friends!
You began to study Russian for a variety of reasons. [People begin to learn Russian ...]

Everyone has their own opinion about what this country is. [Everyone has their own ideas about Russia.]

I am very interested to know how a foreigner imagine a country whose language they studiesy.

I have a proposal for you: I ask you to answer a few questions in the comments to my post (in Russian, if you really learn Russian). I will be very grateful for answers and I can help you repair correct errors in your offer answers and maybe tell you, something new for you, about Russia (as it seen by Russian people).
So,
1) What about cities do you know (have heard and read) and which of them you would like to visit, if you went to Russia?      I have visited Moscow and Smolensk, I want to visit Krasnodar amongst others.
2) What Russian dishes you know and what would you like to eat?   Currently I don't know any.
3) What special traits of character have Russian men and women?   I used to have an old image of very old people living a simple basic life in hard conditions. Now I regret not being able to discover modern Russian women when I was young! Unfortunately I have also experienced a 'bad Russian' who was operating a scam.

(please, correct me, if I have made any mistakes, thank you!)
Best wishes, Rita

I would have written something in Russian, but I'm still trying to get familiar with the alphabet...

Den / деннис.