Krystsina is an anti-racist. She graduated from university in Homel and taught English at a school, then worked as a sole trader decorating weddings. Krystsina sings in the post-punk band VIKT(A)R xOI. On her Instagram, followed by almost 15,000 people, she posted photos devoted to subcultural fashion and did not hide her political views.
In August 2020, the police detained and beat her husband's parents, and after that Krystsina began writing harshly about police officers, and after Putin's attack on Ukraine, posting anti-war messages. On March 22, 2022, she was detained for these publications.
On the first day of the trial, November 10, Krystsina refused to testify, so her testimony from the interrogations was read out in court. Experts found no calls for violence in the posts, only a negative assessment of police officers. The prosecution demanded three years in prison.
In November 2022, Krystsina was found guilty in a criminal case initiated under the article "Inciting racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. In March 2023, after a search, her husband was arrested for 15 days.
Released in April 2024, after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
