An Adoption Story (S1): Vanya's Lost Connection with his Birth Mother in Russia
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Published 2023-01-24
With information that his parents held onto about his birth family, he managed to get a letter through to his Birth Mother in 2010. Since then, Vanya had lost contact but hopes to re-connect with her and his siblings in Arkhangelsk.
This is his 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
01:23 Early Life
02:52 Finding More Information
05:47 The Letter from his Birth Mother
08:41 Support Network
10:24 Genetic Personality Traits
13:06 Vanyas Siblings
16:05 Advice for Others Adopted
18:56 Vanys Goals
20:57 Outro
All Comments (21)
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This is my brother! Thank you for sharing his story, Alex ❤
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Thank you for another interesting story. Wish Vanya to reconnect with his birth family. Good luck!
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Greetings from 🇨🇦 I hope Vanya can reunite with his family soon!
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The cat bloopers at the end 😂
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thank you for being a door to peace ,,good looking great heart .
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GREETINGS, WATCHING FROM THE UK!👍🇿🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇬🇧
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Thank you Vanya, best of luck, you are great , greetings from Ireland
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Iove your videos. GrammaRobin, California❤
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Very interesting. I hope Vanya can go back to Russia soon when things in this world are safer. Maybe you could go back with him? Thanks for sharing these adoptee stories on YouTube.
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another door to peace
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Thanks Alex, loving this series
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beauteous. Godspeed Alex.
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More than guilt, a mother never forgets her baby
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Thank you Alex for everything you are doing with My Heritage in helping adoptees finding their biological families. We have an adopted child and know what adoptees go through. 💗
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Thank you Alex for what you are doing.love the adoption stories.warms my heart.from Minnesota,U.S.A.🥰🥰
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Love watching your chael keep on take care❤n
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Hi Alex. Looking at your interview style, it sounds to me that a podcast would suit you more. Have you considered this?
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what a cute baby you were
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Hello Alex
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Is there any update?
