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Russian foster parents with 14 children in Krasovo
Irina Palezhayeva and husband Amar Ayshakh run a rare Moscow foster family of 14, nine of them adoptees. They receive about 1,400 rubles monthly plus per-child support and housing. They fear for the orphans' future when state aid ends at 18 amid bureaucratic obstacles and threats to their family.
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Krasovo
Russia
Irina Palezhayeva
Vova
Palezhayeva
Mama
Moscow
United States
Amar Ayshakh
Humanities University
Marina
Alyosha
Vika