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12.01.2010, 08:22
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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.
08.06.2009, 09:43
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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
Two children missing in Russia’s northwestern Republic of Komi are feared to have been murdered, but a large-scale search operation continues regardless.
24.04.2009, 10:16
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A family in Samara, a city on the bank of the Volga River, has tackled Russia's demographic problem on their own.
07.01.2010, 07:07
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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
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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
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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.”
23.01.2009, 10:22
The deaths of two runaway boys have brought accusations of negligence against the staff of a Moscow region children's home. One of the youngsters had frozen to death – the other died of hypothermia in hospital.
20.02.2009, 00:23
As the global financial crisis bites deeper, more and more Russians are relying on their creativity to make cash. Kids and the nightclub scene are providing some salvation.
28.02.2009, 09:44
‘Dolphin’ and ‘Viagra’ are not typical names, but they have been recognised by the Moscow registry office. However, authorities have refused to give a birth certificate to a boy whose name is simply a series of digits.
Published: 30 March, 2009, 11:09
The smallest village in southwest Russia with a population just over a hundred has its own puppet theatre. But for locals, it’s first about surviving, then entertainment.
