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08.04.2010, 19:57 30 comments

American mother sends adopted 7-year-old back to Russia – by himself

A seven-year-old boy arrived at a Moscow airport from the United States on Saturday morning. “I refuse him”, read the note the boy carried with him.

12.01.2010, 08:22 5 comments

Close-knit family with just 28 adoptive children

A Russian couple could not become biological parents – but with 28 adoptive kids they do feel happy. And, more importantly, the children feel loved and cared for.

Artist Oliver Jeffers 13.04.2010, 00:57 7 comments

Three new families instead of the lost one?

Three Moscow families wish to adopt 7-year-old Artyom, who was sent back to Russia by his adoptive mother, a US citizen, according to Russia’s ombudsman for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov.

08.06.2009, 09:43 2 comments

Crocodiles are girl’s best friends

Coming face to face with a crocodile may seem a scary prospect for most people, but not for one four-year-old Russian girl from St. Petersburg, who is surprising everyone with her exotic friendships.

10.06.2009, 18:09

Hundreds search for two schoolboys missing in taiga

Two children missing in Russia’s northwestern Republic of Komi are feared to have been murdered, but a large-scale search operation continues regardless.

14.05.2010, 15:05 2 comments

Runaway teenager hitchhikes across Russia to meet estranged mother

A 17-year-old boy who escaped from his guardians in St. Petersburg a fortnight ago has been found after hitchhiking 1800 kilometers to meet his estranged mother.

07.01.2010, 07:07 1 comment

Blind Russian teenager the new Mozart?

Being blind from birth has not stopped gifted Sasha Ryzhikov, a young teenager from Siberia, from becoming an award-winning pianist.

29.04.2010, 10:49 1 comment

Toddler saves sister by holding her afloat with own teeth

A five-year-old boy has rescued his sister, who broke under ice covering a Siberian river. He grabbed her by the hood with his teeth and did not allow her sink for 30 minutes until help arrived.

11.05.2010, 21:37 1 comment

Russian teachers go online to fight bureaucratic nightmare

Tired with endless and pointless paperwork, Russian teachers have launched an online campaign against bureaucracy, inviting their colleagues to make their contribution to a database of “useless papers.”

18.08.2009, 21:35 1 comment

Lazy policemen strangle drunk to death

Two police officers have been arrested for allegedly strangling a man because they didn’t want to bother with the paperwork for detaining him.

Family of thirteen cooped up in two rooms

Published: 24 April, 2009, 10:16
Edited: 24 November, 2009, 22:54


A family in Samara, a city on the bank of the Volga River, has tackled Russia's demographic problem on their own.

 
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jmmaldonado November 24, 2009, 17:44 quote
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If you knew you were going to be stuck in that situation, and officials were not helping you, you should have stopped having kids. Problem solved. 11 children is a little over the top anywho.

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