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sak9645, excellent remarks, thanks a lot for your post.
sedrak, from what I've heard, all accredited agencies are now required to open up offices in Moscow, which may not be very helpful for adoptive parents adopting from the regions, but definitely raises the agency's overhead costs and as a result, adoption fees.
We can argue all we want about advantages and disadvantages of using agencies (accredited or not) or going independently yet with a help from facilitator, but hope we can all agree that a fully "independent" adoption in Russia would be a nightmare. Being a native Russian speaker, I would never venture on an adoption "adventure" in either of the former Soviet republics without some insiders' help. But as sak9645 mentioned, sometimes it is useful to have some assistance on the U.S. side, as well, since facilitators down there do not know American laws, medical system, and the social environment awaiting the child.
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