Biography
The year 2020 was the beginning of a series of trials for Maya Krupnova—she lost her daughter, a year later, together with her husband Petr, they faced criminal prosecution for their faith and were sentenced to two years suspended. The death of her beloved husband in 2024 was another heavy blow for the believer.
Maya was born in May 1957 in the village of Atasu, Karaganda region (Kazakhstan). She is the eldest of four sisters. Their mother died at the age of 66.
As a child, Maya had many-sided interests: she did gymnastics, football, sang in the choir. After school, she immediately went to work. She worked on the plantation, was a milkmaid, a calf, later—a pastry chef, accountant and salesman. Now Maya is retired, loves to take care of the garden and plant flowers.
The first in the family to get acquainted with the Bible was Anna, one of Maya's three daughters. In 2001, mother and daughter decided to embark on the Christian path together. Maya could not come to terms with the death of people, so she was touched by the biblical promise of eternal life in paradise on earth. She was also glad to learn from the Bible the personal name of God—Jehovah.
Over time, Maya and Anna moved to Nikolsk, where the family was offered a job. There she met Peter, whom she later married. He worked as a plumber, was fond of music, and loved to go out into nature with his family.
Maya says about the criminal prosecution: "I am honored to go through this." Knowing about the religious persecution of peaceful believers in Russia, she understood that this could affect her family as well. Therefore, the search and interrogations were not a surprise for her, but nevertheless it turned out to be great experiences for Maya. The family supports the believer in every possible way, and her daughter Anna says that she is proud of her mother.