History of children's homes and orphanages in Russia has 4 peaks.
The first one was after the First World War and the Revolution of 1917, when orphanages and children's homes appeared in Russia and they had to cope with homeless children, child labor and exploitation.
The second peak of homeless children was after bad harvests, hunger, diseases and repressions of 1930-s.
The third period was connected with the Second World War because many people had perished in the lines, died in occupied territory and in concentration camps, died from hunger.
The fourth period has been observed since 1991 when there were economic difficulties in the state which reduced the quality of citizens' life and many people lost their work.
The number of children's homes is increasing now. Every year in Russia parents abandon about 11,000 of their own children. As a result there are 10-15 such children for every 1,000 children who were born.
What do we know about children's institutes and orphanages?
Who takes care of children living without parents in Russia?
What problems do people think about if they want to help children living without
parents?
What should the goverment do to prevent unfriendly attitude towards children?
