Biography
Galina Tokareva was born in 1957 in the city of Voroshilovsk (now Alchevsk). Her mother raised Galina and her brother on her own. As Galina noted, growing up in a single-parent family helped her develop independence and a strong sense of responsibility. During her school years, she took up running and participated in city competitions. From childhood, she was interested in the Russian and English languages.
Galina trained as an electrician and later also qualified as a kindergarten teacher. She worked in this profession for 25 years until retiring. In 2014, she was widowed, and 2 years later she moved closer to her daughter — to Nizhny Novgorod.
As she studied the Bible, Galina gradually changed her way of life: she began to follow Bible moral standards and saw that this had a positive effect on her. In time, she was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
In 2026, Galina faced criminal prosecution for her beliefs. According to her, the search and pressure from the investigator had a negative impact on her health.