French elephants

What is it with Russia adopting French elephants - Brigitte Bardot and Gerard Depardieu? The French Marianne and the French every-guy, now idols disfigured by old age looking for a place to die. And  why is Russia trying to piss everybody with its adoption policies. And all this reminds me of the Russian born French writer and great personage -Romain Gary with his Racines du ciel - the novel about freedom and elephants.