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.

// Watch more An Adoption Story Episodes for the 2023 Series //
EP 12 Felicita:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Felicita's Jo...  
EP 11 Marina:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Marina's Adop...  
EP 10 Ivan:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Iván's Discov...  
EP 9 Nina:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Nina's Story ...  
EP 8 ZacharyVictor:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Adopted from ...  
EP 7 Katya Reach:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Ukrainian  A...  
EP 6 Alexei D’Ath:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Alexei's Stor...  
EP 5 Vanya:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Vanya's Lost ...  
EP 4 Alex Kuch:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Alex's Early ...  
EP 3 Anya:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Anya’s Journe...  
EP 2 Vika: Watching Now!
EP 1 Alexei:    • An Adoption Story (S1): Alexei's Jour...  

You can now watch the new 2024 series over on my YouTube channel!

Welcome! Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series.

As a RussianNew 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