Biography
In the spring of 2021, a peaceful resident of Sochi, Tatyana Velizhanina, faced criminal prosecution for her faith. She was arrested and thrown into jail for talking about God. Health problems were added to the emotional shock — the believer underwent covid in the pre-trial detention center.
Tatyana was born in November 1972 in Tyumen. She has a brother. As a creative person, Tatyana from childhood participated in amateur performances, performed in an ensemble, and studied ballet.
After school, Tatyana graduated from specialized school, where she received the specialty of a seller of industrial goods, and then studied to be an accountant at a technical school. She graduated from both educational institutions with honors. For family reasons, Tatyana moved to the city of Megion (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area), and then to Sochi. Later she was an entrepreneur, worked as a maid, and recently, before her arrest, she drove a taxi.
For a long time, Tatyana asked questions about the meaning of life, looking for answers to them. She found them by studying the Bible. In 2004, her mother embarked on the Christian path, Tatiana followed her example and became a Christian in 2011.
Tatyana has an adult daughter who regularly comes to court hearings to support her mother. She, like Tatyana's father, does not share the religious beliefs of her mother, but does not understand the reasons for the persecution of a peaceful woman.