June 20, 2005
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Things are changing in Russia, as the government girds its loins and
decides to get serious about the large number of children available for
adoption. The primary thrust is trying to get Russian families to
adopt them, reasonably enough, so the following site is available only
in Russian right now, though they promise it'll be offered in other
languages soon: Adoption in RussiaI do believe the linked page has Viktor on it . . . second photo down:
Searching 1996 brought up a Vladimir:
Those photos look old compared to the one I was sent:
Vladimir, especially, has lost a good deal of weight, ISTM. Turns
out he's actually 8 years old, not turning 9 until next month, while
Viktor's 14th birthday is in September. Oh, and did I mention
that the date of the BFC has been pushed off? It'll take place
toward the end of August, so Dmitry'll be in school, isn't that the
way. In fact, they'll have to bunk in with another host family
for a night so Don and I can take Charles to Texas Tech that first
weekend. However, this will probably be no insurmountable problem.
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