Orphanages in Russia

[Stefani, Sara Marie]

Not to be a total stick in the mud, but depending on where you are and your institution, interviewing people who have been adopted from Russian orphanages, who have adopted children from them, or who work/have worked in them would most likely constitute research on human subjects and would be subject to your organization's IRB regulations. You might want to look into this before you start asking around - especially considering what an emotionally delicate and politically sensitive topic this is.





Sara Stefani

Assistant Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Indiana University

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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:


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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