Orphanages in Russia

[Alina Israeli]

Children adopted before age 12-16 usually suppress their memories.  
Those who worked in the orphanages may be better witnesses.

Of the olden times: Interview with Viktoria Shveitser http://exlibris.ng.ru/fakty/2007-08-09/2_byt.html
and parts of the memoirs of her husband, Mikhail Nikolaev: http://www.sakharov-center.ru/asfcd/auth/?t=page&num=812

Alina


On Sep 19, 2012, at 6:24 AM, Elena Clark wrote:
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>
> If you want first-hand reports on life in orphanages, you could try  
> asking around local Russian/Slavic departments to see if they have  
> any students who were adopted from Russia or any faculty members who  
> have adopted children.  There are also programs for American  
> students to volunteer in Russian orphanages, so you could ask if  
> anyone has gone on one of those programs as well.
>
> Good luck!
> Elena
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Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
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aisrael at american.edu





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