An Adoption Story (S1): Viktoria's Search and Discovery of Her Birth Mother
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- S1 EP2 (2023 Series) An Adoption Story: Viktoria was born in the North of Russia, in a city called Severodvinsk. She was adopted at the age five by her New Zealand parents who also adopted another child from the neighbourhood city and my birth city, Arkhangelsk.
She connected with her birth mother in 2019 after she reached out to me for help. She is still however, continuing her journey with those connections overseas and hopes to meet more of her family around Russia and Ukraine.
This is her story.
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As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share what I've been learning on my journey with my upbringing here in New Zealand, my current life, and how I connected with my birth family. I also share what my bloodline means for me with those connections from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Vika's Story Introduction
05:34 Vikas Parents Support
08:05 Her Love for Dairy Farming
09:29 Vika's Childhood Knowing Alex
13:45 Vika Explaining Forgiveness
16:26 When Vika Met her Birth Mother
20:25 Openness from a Birth Mother
21:12 Vika Yet to Meet Her Birth Father
24:37 The Connection with Her Birth Mother
29:33 Advice for Others Adopted
32:56 The Love and Support from her NZ Family
35:03 Ending
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I never fail to be blown away by the beautiful childhood so many adopted children have been blessed with. But still, there is always an injury there. So happy Viktoria got to connect with her lovely birth mum and her family.
Great story! I am from Russia and I am extremely glad that one of the children got a better fate than the thousands of others who remained in orphanages in Russia. Alex! Thanks for the hope and your incredibly needed work!
My kids (now in their 20's) were adopted from Volgograd, Russia as babies in 2001. I love seeing these videos and the re-connections made. One thing I'd really like would be if you would discuss the conditions the Russian birth parents were experiencing at the time they chose to or felt they had no other choice than to place their children in orphanages...how very rough life in Russia was for them. We in the west hear, "they were too poor to care for you", but I don't think our idea of poverty, with the social services and resources available to us here in the US and other 1st world nations, compares with what many Russians were experiencing in the 90's and early 2000's. My Russian kids are all-American kids...hearing a real-life description of what life was like for the birth families might go a long way toward helping them understand why a birth parent would feel the need to relinquish their child. Thanks and keep up the great work!!
Your birth mom, must be thrilled you got adopted by such a wonderful family and country!
I wish we could have seen Victoria in video with her mother, there is much tenderness just looking at them together. They look so beautiful !
Thankyo8 both for sharing. Best wishes to Viktoria in her search and to you in this new adventure, Alex.
Such a lovely girl. Great story Alex.
I admire you so much Alex for this advocacy you're into. More power to you.
Very blessed children
I believe the biological parents placed their children in the orphanages to try and protect them and to give them a chance at a better life.
Thanks you, Alex for letting us meet Victoria and to know her story. You all teaching us so much about unconditional love and forgiveness. Thank you all.
Thank you for sharing your story!
lovely story. God bless you
Great job !
Another truly beautiful story Alex. You are helping so many adoptees re connect with birth parents. Its a win win for everyone. Thank you
Great story i am slowly working my way through watching these videos i think with work and life the last video's i saw you were on a roadtrip in Russia with Vera. You should be proud of the work you are doing Alex as these videos clearly show many adoptees didn't/don't know where to start looking . its really fascinating to see each adoptees take on living in New Zealand and some miss Russia more than others . The biggest shame from an outsider looking in is how far the two countries are apart and especially with the world at the minute some may only get to visit a few times at best . Keep up the good work supporting from the uk.
Thank you Richard for the support! Thank you!
Let her know she needs to forgive herself. You have forgiven her, now she needs to forgive herself.
beauteous. 👍
I have a friend who was adopted from Moscow Russia 🇷🇺
Interesting that Victoria’s birth mother says her birth father is not a nice man, saying don’t go and see him. Wonder if the birth mother has stated why the birth father is not nice? If she has not said why, then I would take what she says with a pinch of salt.
Loverly mature girl your birth mum would be proud xx
Loved this ❤️
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