In 2004, the rate of inter-country adoptions within the U.S. reached an all-time high with 22,989 adoptions from abroad.
Over 740,000 children are housed in Russian orphanages
Around 66,000-68,000 adopted Russian children adopted to the United States
In this study Max explores his history with Russia primarily Novokuznetsk.
He also explores his history with the United States specifically New Jersey
This study is reviewing the adoption process of Ivaschenko Kirill (Иващенко Кирилл) and Ivaschenko Vitaly (Иващенко Виталий).
Biological parents
Anna Vitalyevna Ivashchenko (Анна Витальевна Иващенко)
Sergey Vladimirovich Ivashchenko (Сергей Владимирович Иващенко)
Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast in southwestern Siberia, Russia. Novokuznetsk to Spichenkovo Airport is 15.3 mile (24.6 KM) drive 30 minutes
53°45'20.5"N 87°06'35.6"E
10 hour Spichenkovo Airport to JFK Airport.
40.7685° N, 73.9822° W
Allendale is a town in Bergen County, NJ. New Jersey was historically considered one of the top locations in the United States for families adopting children from Russia.
41.0302° N, 74.1273° W
53°45'20.5"N 87°06'35.6"E
A cold cradle, mothers all around,
rushing to eat, no time to waste.
No memory, no trace.
Orphan Express, a one-way ticket
to foreign lands, unknown space.
A cold cradle, mothers all around,
rushing to eat, no time to waste.
No memory, no trace.
Orphan Express, a one-way ticket
to foreign lands, unknown space.
41.0302° N, 74.1273° W
Name changed, an identity rewritten.
No roots remain,
just echoes of a distant name.
Name changed, an identity rewritten.
No roots remain,
just echoes of a distant name.
40.7685° N, 73.9822° W
Looking at the stars,
thinking of a life I once embraced.
Looking at the stars,
thinking of a life I once embraced.
Making peace with
a mother’s voice I'll never hold in memory,
a father’s arms without a face,
days lost, a family displaced.
