A convert to Orthodoxy, '''Katjuscha''' was baptised into the [[Orthodox Church]] in September 2002 in Munich, Germany. Now back in the USA, she spends much of her time devoted to her family as wife and mother.

One A primary interest of her unflagging interests hers is in the Nazi World War II German resistance group "Die Weiße Rose" (The White Rose), where a group, primarily made up of university students, decided that they needed to band together against impossible odds to fight the Nazis. In 2005This was based, in large part, the movie "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" premieredon their shared Christian faith. None of them were perfect people, bringing but even in the story times of greatest darkness and evil, they felt compelled to follow God and serve the White Rose back to a worldwide audiencetruth. One of founders of this group was the [[martyr]] and [[saint]] [[Alexander Schmorell]], to whom she Katjuscha has a particular devotion.