Friday, May 24 2013
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'The Yenisey is powerful, furious hero who does not know what to do with his strength and youth'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890
Jessica Long
For star American swimmer Jessica Long, it will be an emotional homecoming
Entirely on her own initiative, Jessica - who will be 21 later this month - is going to Siberia to see her biological mother Natalia, 38, and father Oleg, 37.
For star American swimmer Jessica Long, it will be an emotional homecoming
Jessica is going to Siberia to see her biological mother Natalia, 38, and father Oleg, 37.
The Siberian parents who gave up Jessica Long as a new-born baby salute her heroic achievement
'I feel so sorry. At that time, there was fear, I got scared. I had to leave her behind. But I did think that I would take her back,' her Russian mother said.
Forgotten pride
There are movies made about the girls performing at the Paralympic Games and the parents who adopted them. But no one notices them in Russia.
Famous Siberian orphan attacks ban on adoptions of Russian kids by US parents
Jessica Long is pleading with the Russian authorities to reverse the new ban on children being adopted to America, which came into force on January 1.
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Sent to Siberia
Let's be honest - Russian food doesn't usually get a great press
It is regarded so awful that it is forever stuck around the bottom of world cuisine polls (not below English though, I hasten to add!)
Born in Siberia
The biggest cat in the world
Meet our unique Siberian love child, a female cross between a lion and a tigress, and the undisputed star of Novosibirsk Zoo.
Business
The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
