Biography
Vladimir Gaydyshev is a peaceful believer with a severe visual impairment. However, this did not prevent law enforcement officers from initiating a criminal case against him and prosecuting him.
Vladimir was born in March 1972 in Yurakhly, located in the Vargashinskiy District of the Kurgan Region. His mother worked for the railway as a station attendant and deputy head, and was also a commercial auditor and insurance inspector. She is now retired. From an early age, she instilled in her son love for people and helped him become an open and determined person. Vladimir had an older brother who is no longer alive.
He was interested in the arts from childhood — he attended a dance club and liked music. Later he developed an interest in poetry and now even writes poems, that inspire others to compose music.
Vladimir is a teacher of history, social studies and the German language. He studied at the Kurgan Pedagogical Institute. He was exempted from military service for health reasons.
In 1993, Vladimir first became interested in the Bible. He thought about the meaning of life; wondered why there is so much pain and injustice in the world. The young man found the answers in the Holy Scriptures — he learned that God has a name, Jehovah, that there will be a paradise on earth, and people will live in it forever. This prompted him to make the decision to follow Bible principles, and in 1994 he became one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Now Vladimir lives in Kurgan, where he moved to take care of his elderly mother. Like Vladimir, she has a disability.
After the search, detention and interrogations, Vladimir suffered severe stress. His health problems worsened: his eyesight deteriorated even more, his blood pressure rose, and he started having panic attacks. He required treatment. All this also affected his emotional state.
Gaydyshev's neighbors are perplexed why a criminal case under an article for extremism has been initiated against a peaceful person. Vladimir's mother is outraged by the unjustified prosecution.