"In Russia, Facebook is way behind Russian social networking sites. Key reasons include late market entry and limited understanding of the local internet ecosystem." On the other side of the coin, Russia may try to recruit Zuckerberg and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) to invest in Russia through the Skolkovo Foundation, which has support from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO). How productive this venture will be for Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) remains to be seen, but having Zuckerberg himself tour the area and ask questions of successful social networks in Russia could certainly lead to some valuable intelligence to take back to Menlo Park. Investors in Facebook stock, like Tiger Global Management LLC 's Lee Fixel, may likely watch for what comes out of Facebook in the weeks and months following Zuck's Russian journey.