Biography
Igor Shevlyuga was arrested in March 2023 because of his faith in Jehovah God. The family was left without the main breadwinner, which complicated the life of Igor's wife, Natalya, who takes care of her bedridden mother, who is severely disabled.
Igor was born in August 1986 in the village of Krasnye Barrikady (Astrakhan Region). He was a versatile child: he fished, raised rabbits, went in for sports and grew flowers. After school he received a higher education in economics.
In 2013 Igor moved to Kingisepp. He mastered various specialties: he worked as an air systems installer at a construction site, a repairman at a chemical plant, and from 2020 until his arrest, as a barge skipper in a shipping company.
When Igor met his future wife, he already had a daughter from his first marriage. Natalia was also raising her daughter. They were united by common interests, and in 2019 they got married. Natalia has several professions: a seamstress and sewing equipment technician, an accountant, a gas ovens technician. She loves to model and sew clothes. She works part-time as a cleaner so she has time to take care of her mother.
Igor became a Christian in 2016. He tried to spend all his free time with his family, taking care of the emotional needs of his wife and daughters. They liked to travel together, engage in tourism, play board games and outdoor games.
Although most of Igor's relatives do not share his religious beliefs, they cannot understand why he is being prosecuted.