% ▁of ▁these ▁children ▁are ▁" social ▁or ph ans ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁living ▁parent ▁who ▁has ▁given ▁them ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Russian ▁authorities ▁registered ▁ 8 8 , 5 2 2 ▁children ▁who ▁became ▁or ph ans ▁that ▁year ▁( down ▁from ▁ 1 1 4 , 7 1 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁few ▁web pages ▁for ▁Russian ▁or phan ages ▁in ▁English , ▁such ▁as ▁St ▁Nicholas ▁Or phan age ▁in ▁Si ber ia , ▁or ▁the ▁A la pa ev sk ▁or phan age ▁in ▁the ▁Ur als . ▁" Of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁class ified ▁as ▁being ▁' without ▁parent al ▁care ' ▁( most ▁of ▁them ▁live ▁with ▁other ▁relatives ▁and ▁fost ers ), ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁one - third ▁res ide ▁in ▁institutions ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 3 4 4 ▁institutions ▁for ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁Russia , ▁including ▁ 1 0 9 4 ▁or phan ages ▁(" children ' s ▁homes ") ▁and ▁ 2 0 7 ▁special ▁(" correct ive ") ▁or phan ages ▁for ▁children ▁with ▁serious ▁health ▁issues . ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an ▁ ▁" Many ▁children ▁are ▁abandoned ▁due ▁to ▁extreme ▁pover ty ▁and ▁har sh ▁living ▁conditions . ▁Some ▁may ▁be ▁raised ▁by ▁family ▁members ▁or ▁neighb ors ▁but