Biography
On May 17, 2018, mass searches were carried out in the apartments of believers, including Yevgeny Yegorov, in Birobidzhan. A criminal case was opened against him on the basis of religion. Despite the absence of victims in the case, in June 2021, the court found Yevgeniy guilty and sentenced him to 2.5 years probation for believing in God.
Yevgeniy was born in Birobidzhan in 1991. After his parents divorced, he and his mother lived with his grandparents, but always maintained good, friendly relations with his father. After graduating from 9 classes, he acquired the specialty of an electrical technician in absentia. He got a job to pay for tuition and has been working as a repairman for many years. He likes to repair computer equipment, he often helps friends and acquaintances with this.
Since childhood, Eugene loved to read, and over time he was fascinated by poetry and writing. He even published a novel and a collection of poems. "Becoming a professional writer is my dream," admits Evgeny. During the search, FSB officers seized all of his unpublished electronic manuscripts.
In 2018, Yevgeniy met his future wife Ksenia, and in September 2019 they got married. The young family had to cancel their honeymoon because of the recognizance not to leave, under which Eugene was a month before the wedding.
In February 2021, Yevgeny's mother, Larisa Artamonova, was sentenced to 2.5 years suspended under the same article as her son - for participating in the activities of a banned organization.