Biography
After a raid on believers in the Tula region, several people were sent to a pre-trial detention center. Among them is 35-year-old Yevgeniy Godunov. The man is accused of organizing extremist activities only because he continues to believe in Jehovah God.
Yevgeniy was born in 1986 in Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Territory). He is the only child in the family. As a child, Yevgeniy was so fond of reading books that even while studying in the lower grades, he was transferred to the library for high school students. Also, the boy was very fond of animals, pets have always lived in his house.
After school, Yevgeniy studied at a construction college. He worked as a shoe sewing and repairman. Later he acquired skills in the field of apartment renovation and decoration. He was fond of photography and worked in this field for some time. Recently I have been studying to repair TVs and laptops.
Yevgeniy’s mother and grandmother from childhood tried to instill in the boy a love for the Bible and for God. Having matured, Yevgeniy decided to figure out for himself how reasonable it is to believe what is written in this wise book. He understood that the time had come for him to choose his own path in life, and he chose to serve God.
When Yevgeniy was drafted into the army, he defended his right to alternative civilian service (ACS), since taking up arms and learning to fight was contrary to his peace-loving convictions. In the fall of 2004, Yevgeniy was one of the first Russian believers who was sent to the ACS 1800 km from his home (at that time Astrakhan) in the city of Kardymovo (Smolensk region). There he worked in a nursing home for the elderly and disabled for 3 years and 8 months.
Yevgeniy met his future wife Yelena in Sasovo (Ryazan region) in 2010. They got married two years later. Yelena is very hardworking: she likes housekeeping, cooking and handicrafts, caring for animals. Elena, just like Yevgeniy, deeply values the Bible and lives in harmony with Christian moral norms. She shares that this wise book once helped her avoid many mistakes in life. Spouses often host guests, like to play board games, go out into nature.
Yevgeniy’s relatives are very worried about him and wonder how such a benevolent, hardworking and decent person can be persecuted just because he loves God and the Bible.