We adopted from kemerovo in March 06- while our ten days were not waived and our court experience was less than serene... I would still consider it adoption friendly overall. When we went they just started cracking down on the 10 days and from what I gather they seem to be hit or miss with waiving it. They were not requiring the 8 doctor form but a revised version of it signed by one doctor. The orphanage was amazing ( Baby home #1 in prokopevsk) the director really cared and was a joy.
Again I think alot has to do with an agencys connection in regions...