Biography
In the summer of 2019, 35 searches were carried out in several settlements of the Nizhny Novgorod region. Galina Abrosimova spent two days in the detention center, accused of extremism and eventually sentenced to 6 years suspended sentence.
Galina was born in 1966 in the village of Prigorodnoye, Penza region. She is the eldest of three children. Their parents are no longer alive. As a child, Galina likedy to do needlework—knitting, sewing. After school, she received the profession of pharmacist and worked in it for 10 years. Later, she took courses as a histologist laboratory assistant and devoted 20 years to this work. In 2014, she took a well-deserved rest but continues to do needlework. She sews and helps in the atelier.
When Galina lost her husband in 2000, she began to study the Bible. The clarity and practicality of the Scriptures touched her heart. Galina sought to bring up her two children in accordance with the commandments of this wise book. Today they are adults, their son Aleksandr is a refrigerator repairman.
The children are outraged by the criminal prosecution of their mother for her faith. They cannot understand how she could have been convicted of a crime she did not commit.
In June 2024, Galina was suspected of having cancer. She was unable to pass the examination as she was searched again and spent almost the entire day in police custody. At the end of September, the diagnosis was confirmed. During these months, the tumor almost doubled in size. Galina underwent surgery in November 2024 and has been undergoing chemotherapy since December. Relatives and friends support the believer.