You'd find many Russian buildings reminding you of Italy as many Russian rulers invited Italian architects. For example, Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti in 1475 built this cathedral inside Kremlin.

As far as natural products is a concern, I am afraid, it's not well everywhere. (

The land of "milk and honey" is obviously a figurative expression and the measure of it is the countries where people try to immigrate. No one wants to immigrate to CUBA, South Korea or Saudi Arabia, but people stand long lines to get to the USA, Canada, Australia and in many European counties. They are not perfect, but they are the best of what is available. )))