Biography
Yelena Chernykh, a mother of many children from Prokopyevsk, became a defendant in a criminal case on extremism after her husband Yuriy.
Yelena was born in November 1976 in the city of Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Region. She has a younger brother. Their mother is already retired.
In her youth, Yelena was fond of dancing. After graduating from college, she worked as a pastry chef.
In 1995, Yelena met Jehovah's Witnesses and began to study the Bible. The woman was impressed that, according to the Bible, God is a person, and he has such qualities as patience and justice. She also liked to find kindness and love among believers. In 1998, she embarked on the Christian path.
Yelena married Yuriy in 2006. They have three children. In her free time, Yelena enjoys swimming, skiing and skating, and walking in the woods.
Searches and criminal prosecutions had a negative impact on the health of all family members. However, Yelena is supported by fellow believers - emotionally and financially. The believer tries to continue to adhere to an active life position.
"Jesus said that Christians would be unjustly persecuted, and that's exactly what we are facing," she says, adding that by helping other people cope with their problems, she distracts herself from her own.