Biography
In July 2021, unexpected changes took place in the life of 27-year-old Mariya Portnyagina from Blagoveshchensk. The excitement and joy of the upcoming marriage were clouded by criminal prosecutions for believing in Jehovah God.
Mariya was born in January 1994 in the village of Chernigovka (Amur Region) in a large family. She has an elder brother, a twin sister and a younger sister. Parents, despite their retirement age, continue to work. As a child, Mariya was engaged in choreography and dancing, loved to play football. During her school years she lived in the city of Svobodny (Amur Region), and later moved to study in Blagoveshchensk, where she remained to live.
As a child, Mariya liked to do hairstyles, so after graduating from school she entered the lyceum, where she received the specialty of a universal hairdresser. She worked as a hairdresser, later as a nurse in a polyclinic. Recently she worked as a housekeeper and office manager. In her free time, Mariya enjoys playing sports ball games, as well as writing poetry and singing.
Mariya's mother tried to instill in her daughter a love of the Bible from infancy. Therefore, even in her youth, the girl made a conscious decision to embark on the Christian path. She was touched by biblical prophecies and their exact fulfillment, as well as the biblical promise of eternal life on a paradise earth.
On September 21, 2021, Maria married Nikolai, whom she has known for two years. Nikolay shares his wife's religious beliefs. He loves to learn languages.
The criminal prosecution did not break Mariya's spirit, but it affected her emotional state. Due to the stress she has experienced, she has to deal with feelings of anxiety. Relatives worry about the girl and are outraged by the unjustified attitude of the authorities towards peaceful believers.