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Originally Posted by verba
I am a Russian citizen living in Russia. I am temporarily in the US, but so far I cant be a US citizen or a resident, so I guess that technically I live in Russia.
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I can answer part of your question, then. As long as you are residing in the USA, you can not adopt internationally. USA law prohibits it.
If you are in the USA legally, and will be here for some length of time, then the USA will permit you to adopt domestically in the USA (of a USA citizen), and then Russia might let you bring that child back with you when you return to Russia. (Obviously, check into Russia laws for that first, to be sure you could legally take the child back with you as your child.)
I still don't know if you could adopt internationally once you're back in Russia or not. I've looked and can't find any information on that, either. I know in the USA, it's the department of state that tells us where we can and cannot adopt from. Does Russia have an equivalent department?
What about the department that regulates citizenship and visas? That citizenship/visa department ought to be able to tell you the rules for entering the country and becoming a citizen, and internationally adopted children might be mentioned if they need a special type of visa or special application, or if they have a special route to becoming citizens. It's one place to look, at least.