Will you please provide your source for this statement? It is 100% different from the information my wife and I received from INS when our son became a U.S. citizen.
The United States does not recognize dual citizenship. You received the perspective of the US.
Russia still considers US adoptees as Russian citizens who legally left Russia. They can go back if they wish.
WayneS,
I adopted a daughter from Russia. She was a US citizen the moment our plane’s tires hit US soil. Russia also continues to consider her their citizen and legally requires her to travel to Russia using her Russian passport. She has never gone back, btw.
Boys adopted in Russia can still be conscripted into the armed services when they visit - though I haven’t heard of it happening to anyone.
“Some time ago we adopted a child in Russia and now we want to go there together. Do we have to get Russian visa for our child?
“No, you do not. Children, adopted in Russia, remain Russian citizens till they are 18 years of age (when they can choose their citizenship themselves) and are issued a Russian passport upon adoption. Russian Law does not forbid them to be US citizens at the same time, however, requires them to travel to Russia on their Russian passports.
from: http://www.russianembassy.ru/en/pages/faq