Thanks for sharing the information!
Really weird- when I visit http://vkontakte.ru/ on Chrome, and translate it to English - The site says "Facebook - the most visited site in Russia and Ukraine."
Perhaps it's a coincidence.. This site is supposed to be one of China's popular social network
http://renren.com/
... And you just cant ignore the blue theme!
Was just thinking out aloud, hoping to see what HN'ers had to say about Facebook's lack of popularity in those countries
I think Y Combinator is over-rated- atleast now (I am attracting downvotes-Go ahead)
Their startups havent had really big exits, so far.Once they do,things might change.