I spent January to April in Moscow, Russia.  Right before going, my wife convinced me that I needed a pair a boots.  Despite some of the, perhaps, negative reviews, we decided on these.  They were perfect.

They, as all the other reviews say, run a touch big.  But that was perfect for wearing heavy wool socks (plus my feet are a little wide).  Of course, by themselves, they would have been cold... But for this trip (mind you we were outside for extended periods of time in weather around -10 F), they were perfect.

My feet never got wet in either the snow or the spring slush.

Of course, the bottoms were a touch slippery on the ice... But that is because ice is slippery... I don't know what else you would expect.  I wore them almost every day and they show almost no signs of wear.

I was very impressed and would recommend these boots as a great winter/spring boot.  We'll see how they hold up this summer hiking.