Talk:Orphans in Russia

Feedback
I'm reviewing this article as the online ambassador for Global Youth Studies (Spring 2013). This article is a great start. Here are some observations and potential areas for improvement:


 * As for the number of orphans, I'm seeing sources that quote a wide variety of numbers from 110,000 to 118,000 to over 700,000. Rather than listing one figure, I think it would be best to list a range and to say who is claiming each number (preferably with details on how they came to the number).
 * Needs more links to other articles; some that could be used: substance abuse, orphanage, domestic abuse, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Vladimir Putin, homeless youth
 * "Doubled" is probably better than "increased by 100%"
 * Instead of saying 'the past decade', it is better to include a specific year, as the wording will no longer be accurate in a few years.
 * I think it is important to mention that the Dima Yakovlev Law was, to some degree, retaliation for the Magnitsky Act.
 * This article has some interesting bits about orphanages discouraging adoptions as well as the average cost to the state per child
 * This article says that Russian orphans often suffer from rickets

Good job on starting this article. Gobōnobō + c 21:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Conditions in Orphanages
As part of my college course over Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities, I would like to expand this subsection to include information over the institutions used to house children with disabilities, as I am creating an article over the Institutionalization of children with disabilities. I plan to link this page to mine since the children in institutions are part of those who are also orphans. I am open to comments/ feedback. JOzuna25 (talk) 22:25, 2 October 2013 (UTC)JOzuna25

Army
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-24-mn-29731-story.html Units of Russian army care about orphaned boys. Xx236 (talk) 08:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC)