More On Russian Adoption

Posted on May 5, 2010 
Filed Under Orphan Care, Parenting, Social Concern

The sad case of the 7 year-old boy from Russia, Artyom Savelyev, who was adopted by a Mom in Tennessee and then unceremoniously returned to his home country — via one-way airfare — caught many of us by surprise. It was an inexcusable incident, and the matter raised tensions and fueled speculation that Russia would shut down oversees adoptions.

Today some good news for those in the process of, or thinking about, bringing home a Russian orphan: the government is saying that they will continue to allow adoption of the more than 600,000 orphans there. That door will stay open!

For further background on the situation, over at RealClearPolitics.com Cathy Young had this insightful piece which examines this specific matter and the plight of Russian orphans in general.

And my friend Paul Pennington wrote about Artyom’s case on his blog, offering his seasoned perspective on the adoption-gone-wrong.

Finally, to learn more about the needs of abandoned children in that country, here’s a New York Times article about Russian orphanages. It’s pretty touching.

(and for those interested, the photo above shows the entrance to the orphanage our youngest is from. Not a lot of curb appeal…but fairly warm and caring inside)

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