Biography
Friends, neighbors and acquaintances know Igor Schmidt from Sevastopol as a man with impeccable reputation, loyal friend, responsible person, always ready to help. However, the usual way of life of a peaceful Christian was violated by a search and arrest. He was accused of extremist activity and was imprisoned on October 1, 2020.
Igor was born in 1972 in Lariak village (Tyumen region). He has a sister who currently lives abroad. After school, Igor graduated from a technical school in Nizhnevartovsk. He worked as an individual entrepreneur. In 2001, he moved to Sevastopol. In his spare time, Igor likes to go to nature, by the sea, go to picturesque places of Crimea.
Igor learned about the Bible from his mother. He was impressed by how knowledge from this book changed her life. It became more cheerful, and communication with fellow believers had a beneficial effect on it. Such changes in her mother prompted Igor to get acquainted closer with the Holy Scriptures. He decided to become a Christian and never regretted the choice made.
Igor's sister, friends and acquaintances do not understand why this peaceful man suddenly began to be considered a dangerous criminal and was imprisoned only because he believes in God Jehovah.