3 questions:
1) How is the Restoration project going? Is it still alive or dead?
2) The same goes for the KotOR.ru website.
3) Are crashes fixed EXCLUSIVELY by loading earlier save files?
1) The project is alive, but it seems to be being developed by students... And students tend to stretch out simple projects over a long period of time... The same situation is happening here with "free" deadlines... There are delays, but the more they finish, the more new bugs they discover.
2) The website is very much alive and thriving... As proof, I can provide some links to the general expansion and improvement of KotOR 2, for example, an unofficial graphical patch from some enthusiasts (or professionals) http://www.swkotor.ru/download/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=607 - an unofficial graphical patch from Xenon, and possibly the final version of another team's work, which was restoring the droid planet - http://www.swkotor.ru/download/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=595
3) Unfortunately... only by loading an earlier save file... You can, of course, download official patches, but again, it's unclear how they will work with our pirated copies...