The mother 25. She has also 2 other children. Says she did not know about whereabout of the girl 2.5 years. The father allegedly kidnapped her.

The father 27. He says that the grandmother of his former wife asked him to get the girl. He lives with his parents and other relatives in big flat on Sovetskaya street (very attractive property). The familty keeps a lot of dogs and cats. Apparently the family is very poor and is unable to pay bills for water, electricity and so on. So they were cut off. By the way it is a violation of the law. If a child is living in a flat then water, electricity can not be cut off in any case.

Poverty, alcoholism... But in fact the only source of information is the local police that is corrupted. So I propose another version founded on known facts and a common sense.

The flat itself is very attractive property (hundreds thousands of $$). If the family could be driven out then it could be occupied and privatised (now it is a costless operation) by somebody (maybe a high ranked policeman).

But... again. According to the Law the family can not be driven out of the flat if a child lives in it.

Reportedly, unknown person rang to the local police station and said about the girl being abused. The police entered the flat (by the way unlawfully, without propper papers). The policemen forcibly get the girl despite protests of her Grandparents. Again it was a violation of the law because authorisation of special commision for child care is needed in such a case.

Now the policemen try to cover up their 'operation'. I guess they invented this terrible story to void parent their rights and transfer the girl to childcare house. Thus from formal point of view the flat will not be inhabitated by any chid. So the family could be deported in a small, cheap flat in a remote part of the city.

According to medics, the girl is healthy. Yes it uses to imitate dogs and cats but it is quite natural for children.

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After years of reading of Pravda newspaper I don't trust blindly any information and I'm able to read between strings.

Originally Posted by KGB_resident

After years of reading of Pravda newspaper I don't trust blindly any information and I'm able to read between strings.

Your not kidding Sergey

Thanks for the enlightenment

Originally Posted by KGB_resident

After years of reading of Pravda newspaper I don't trust blindly any information and I'm able to read between strings.

But Pravda means the Truth, must be reliable,

just like the Sun. :D

Originally Posted by Drlligaf

Originally Posted by KGB_resident

After years of reading of Pravda newspaper I don't trust blindly any information and I'm able to read between strings.

But Pravda means the Truth, must be reliable,

just like the Sun. :D

No, rather the Daily Telegraph is the closest analog of Pravda. I mean the same serious, solid style, reference to true facts then it is needed and silencing of unwanted events.

Originally Posted by KGB_resident

Originally Posted by Drlligaf

Originally Posted by KGB_resident

After years of reading of Pravda newspaper I don't trust blindly any information and I'm able to read between strings.

But Pravda means the Truth, must be reliable,

just like the Sun. :D

No, rather the Daily Telegraph is the closest analog of Pravda. I mean the same serious, solid style, reference to true facts then it is needed and silencing of unwanted events.

Gosh Sergey, but you really have it in for the Daily Telegraph don't you? This isn't the first time you've come out against the paper. Either you don't know a great deal about it, or maybe you've taken issue with what you perceive as it's less than 'pro-Russian' (i.e. anti-Putin) line?

As for this story, this isn't the first time this has happened in Russia or elsewhere. It's hardly indicative of any particular problem in a nation the size of Russia.

The Russians - cold to the point of rudeness when sober, terrifyingly friendly when drunk - which is often.

A Polish soldier has a Russian advancing on him from one side and a German from the other. Which does he shoot first?

Answer: The German - business before pleasure!

Originally Posted by AndyPipkin

The Russians - cold to the point of rudeness when sober, terrifyingly friendly when drunk - which is often.

A Polish soldier has a Russian advancing on him from one side and a German from the other. Which does he shoot first?

Answer: The German - business before pleasure!

I'm shocked by such a horrible, nasty, racist comment. How dare you? :D

Just have seen the girl on Russian TV. She is a normal kid, plays with other children, sounded few words. I believe the whole story is a cheap sensation.

Her father was shown. He said that there is no work and he tries to earn money to feed his parents and the daughter. The flat is dirty and the family is apparently very poor... poor because some are very rich. By the way exactlyin Chita area the first class crook Khodorkovsky did hid term in the jail. Now he faces a new trial and new term looms.

Originally Posted by trowel

Originally Posted by AndyPipkin

The Russians - cold to the point of rudeness when sober, terrifyingly friendly when drunk - which is often.

A Polish soldier has a Russian advancing on him from one side and a German from the other. Which does he shoot first?

Answer: The German - business before pleasure!

I'm shocked by such a horrible, nasty, racist comment. How dare you? :D

Nothing racit here. It is a friendly remark. But if our friend Andy would repeat a bearded anecdote...

Alabama. A policeman sees two escaping criminals - black and white. Whom...

It would be indeed a racist anecdote.