An American adoptive grandmother has become a parent to two Russian twins. Phyllis Matthey-Johnson adopted them after her own son and daughter-in-law Robert and Brenda Matthey had been indicted for manslaughter of Viktor, the brother of the twins. She testified at court against her son and his wife and did everything possible to deservedly punish them and deprive them of their adopted children. Now her four own grandchildren hate her.
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The atrocious story about the death of the seven-year-old boy named Viktor Tulimov who, when adopted, was named Viktor Alexander Matthey, caused a stir both in Russia and in the USA in 2000. The investigation showed that the child died of hunger, cold and beating. The boy spent only ten months with his new parents.
Grandmother Phyllis who stood up for the Russian children and actually renounced her own son became known as soon as she appeared with the twins in the Russian Embassy in Washington. Volodya and Zhenya are 12 now. In fact they are named Jeziah and James; they practically don’t speak Russian and lead an American life. But for the death of Viktor, it would be a typical story, since adopted children, including foreign children, are no rarity in the USA.
According to the US National Council For Adoption (NCFA), Americans annually adopt 130,000 children in the USA and 20,000 from abroad. The last figure is higher than in all other countries counted together. According to the NCFA President Thomas Atwood, it can be explained by the growth of Americans’ well-being and the gradual change of the public attitude towards adoption. “We have had several generations with adopted children, and almost all of them had a positive experience”, said the expert and underlined that in the USA adoption is performed “with more respect and love”.
In 2007 US parents adopted 2,310 Russian children, more than from any other country, for instance, China or Guatemala. But the influx of Russian children to the USA has been going down during the recent several years. American families adopted 3,706 Russian kids in 2006 and 5865 children in 2004. About 50,000 Russian children have moved overseas since 1991. Fourteen of them died in the new country.
There is no excuse for ill-treatment, Atwood said. But he reminded that such cases take place in Russia and other countries as well. Besides it would be unfair if a small number of tragedies overshadowed a greater number of happy adoptions.
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