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Orphans in Remote Russia Cheered by Moscow Deliveries

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26 Dec 2006 9 views
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Orphans in Remote Russia Cheered by Moscow Deliveries
Children pour out of orphanage No. 72, laughing and waving, and hurry to help unload the cars, stacked with boxes of toys, sports equipment, and coats - as well as cutlery and a new VCR with a selection of cartoons

"Children pour out of orphanage No. 72, laughing and waving, and hurry to help unload the cars, stacked with boxes of toys, sports equipment, and coats – as well as cutlery and a new VCR with a selection of cartoons." The donations are from Moscow adults 300 miles away who generously deliver to the orphans' doors, stepping in where the state has failed. (CS Monitor)

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