Biography
Mariya Ogoreva faced criminal prosecution following her daughter Svetlana. The pensioner was also accused of extremism because of her faith in Jehovah God.
Mariya was born in November 1961 in the village of Kardonikskaya (Karachay-Cherkessia). Her father and mother worked on a collective farm. Father died when the girl was 7. Mother, as well as his two elder brothers, are also no longer alive. As a child, Mariya helped her mother with the housework, loved to draw.
After school, Mariya graduated from a school in Karachayevsk, where she received the specialty of a plasterer-painter. For many years she worked as a nanny in a kindergarten. Now retired, she is engaged in a garden.
In 1981, Mariya married Vasiliy. He was a hardworking and caring spouse, but in 2019 he passed away. The couple raised three children—two daughters and a son.
For many years, Mariya wanted to know if there would be a resurrection of those close to her heart. After learning the name of God from the Bible and receiving answers to her questions, she decided to embark on the Christian path in 1998.
The stress of the searches and criminal prosecution took its toll on the health of Mariya and her daughter. Svetlana supports her mother.