If you would like to urge Russian officials to change their policies regarding orphans, you can write to the following:

-- President Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation, The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia email: president@gov.ru.

-- Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Krasnopresnenskaya 2, Moscow, Russia.

-- Vladimir Ivanovich Starodubov, Russian Minister of Health, Neglinnaya Ulitsa 25, 101431 Moscow, Russia.

-- Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kalashnikov, Minister of Labor and Social Development, Slavanskaya Ploshchad 2, 103074 Moscow, Russia.

-- Vladimir Mikhailovich Philippov, Minister of Education, Lyusinovskaya Ulitsa 51, 113833 Moscow, Russia.

You can encourage the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) to step up its efforts on behalf of institutionalized children in Russia. Specifically, to work with the Russian government to develop and implement policies of de-institutionalization, and develop a campaign to combat widespread prejudice and ignorance about abandoned children. Write: Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10017.

-- Urge Vice President Al Gore to raise concerns about Russian orphanages in his on-going dialogue with Russian officials, know as the Gore-Primakov Commission. Write: Vice President Al Gore, Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20501.