Biography
On March 13, 2019, in Severodvinsk (Arkhangelsk Region), searches and detentions of civilians on the basis of religion took place. One of the defendants in the criminal case was 24-year-old Andrei Maksimovich. What do we know about him?
Andrey was born in 1995 in the village of Belorechensky, Irkutsk Region. The youngest of four children in the family. As a child, he was fond of computers, was engaged in ballroom dancing, loved to play chess with his father.
After graduating from a medical college, Andrey received the specialty of a paramedic. Even then, he had Christian convictions. "I was interested in many religions and movements, but there were no clear beliefs, everything was mixed," he says. "When I began to study the Bible, I saw exactly what I had always been looking for, because all the Bible teachings turned out to be logical and real." Because of Andrey's peace-loving convictions, he was granted the right to perform alternative civilian service instead of military service. It was held in the post office of Severodvinsk.
In 2014, Andrey married Valentina, whom he met while studying at a technical school. The couple are raising a three-year-old son. Andrey's parents are concerned about the persecution on charges of extremism of a man who has already proved his peace-loving character to the state.