Name: Levitskaya Tatyana Aleksandrovna
Date of Birth: August 19, 1983
Current status: defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 1 day in a temporary detention facility, 29 day Under house arrest
Current restrictions: house arrest

Biography

Before the criminal prosecution, Tatyana Levitskaya led a busy life: she traveled a lot, was into sports and art. Everything changed overnight.

Tatyana was born in August 1983 in Moscow and grew up in a close-knit family. She is the eldest of four daughters. Their parents were fond of traveling and sports from their youth. They passed this passion on to their children. Together, they often went hiking and kayaking. Their parents are retired now.

Tatyana has been active from childhood: she liked dancing, swimming, skiing, table tennis, drawing and studied at a music school. However, most of all, she liked to organize events and arrange surprises for friends. Later, she worked a few times as a wedding host.

After high school, she graduated with honors from college with a degree in advertising. Then she studied advertising and copywriting at Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. Tatyana has worked as a promoter, advertising manager, loan officer and personal assistant; for the last 16 years she has been a travel agent.

Tatyana still has many hobbies: volleyball, Caucasian dancing, running, snowboarding, skating, and surfing. She also makes jewelry, soap, candles, and balloon arrangements.

Her mother was the first in the family to start studying the Bible in 1993. "She instilled in us, her daughters, a love for God and his principles," Tatyana recalls. "We are very grateful to her for this. Thanks to this, we have been able to avoid many of the problems that young people face today. We are a strong close-knit family." She was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 2002.

The criminal prosecution affected not only Tatyana's life, but also the health of her elderly parents. Anxiety has seeped into their family: loved ones constantly live with the thought that at any moment their home could be searched. Tatyana's father, who does not share her convictions, is outraged that his daughter can be imprisoned only for her faith in God. Neighbors, who know this family as respectable people, are shocked by the injustice.

Case History

In December 2024, searches were carried out at least 8 addresses of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow and Lyubertsy near Moscow. The day before, the Moscow Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Oksana Ivanova, Larisa Kisla, Liliana Korol, Darya Petrochenko and Zaur Murtuzov. The reason for initiating the case was the conversations of believers about the Bible with Olga Grigoryeva, who feigned interest in this book. Five of Jehovah’s Witnesses are accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization and involving other persons in it. Later, Murtuzov, Korol and Petrochenko were sent to a pre-trial detention center, and Kislaya and Ivanova were placed under house arrest.In May 2025, Tatyana Levitskaya’s house was searched as part of the case. She was detained and placed under house arrest.
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