Biography
The knowledge gained through Bible study brought Oleg Sirotkin's family together and helped him and his wife raise their daughters. However, for his peaceful religious views, he was sentenced to 6 years in a penal colony.
Oleg was born in June 1964 in Yaroslavl. He has a younger sister. As a child, Oleg was an active child, sports were an integral part of his life: he was engaged in artistic and athletic gymnastics, cycling, sambo, skiing. Oleg also loved to read; regularly attended libraries.
After school, Oleg entered the Yaroslavl Technical University, where he studied as a chemist-technologist, and then, many years later, he underwent retraining and received a diploma in marketing. Oleg started his career as an engineer for commissioning and commissioning of chemical production equipment, then worked as a shift foreman and deputy shop manager. Recently, he was a sales manager for paints and varnishes at a chemical plant.
In 1997 Oleg moved to Tambov for work. Prior to that, he lived for some time in the city of Volzhskiy, Volgograd Region.
Oleg has an adult daughter from his first marriage. In 2000, he married Natalya, whom he met at the Tambov theater. She is a fashion designer by profession, while independently mastering the restoration of shoes. Her hobbies include fashion illustration, video editing, cooking, and dancing. Natalya also likes to help her husband with plastering and tiling. Oleg loves to make something with his own hands for the home and dreams of mastering welding.
Oleg and Natalya raised two daughters from her first marriage. Both girls are already adults and live separately. Darya promotes websites, plays the ukulele, and takes pictures. Iraida is a web designer who loves to travel, do home improvement and gardening with her husband.
Oleg began his acquaintance with the Bible in 2000. He was shocked that this book did not support the doctrine of hell. He was also impressed by the wisdom of the biblical counsel. In 2007, Oleg and Natalya together decided to become Jehovah's Witnesses.
Oleg says: "Natalya's daughters became my family thanks to the fact that before going to bed I read to them about Jesus. We talked a lot, and communication led to a trusting relationship." When the girls grew up, they also decided to live according to biblical principles. The whole family of the Sirotkins loved to go out of town, ski, and spend evenings with friends.
The persecution of Oleg had a negative impact on the health of the couple. Natalya is on disability group III after a major operation, and the criminal case against her husband has only increased stress and emotional strain. Oleg's mother, who shares his views on life, as well as relatives and friends, sympathizes with the believer and provides him with support.