Biography
In July 2020, security forces conducted a massive raid against Jehovah's Witnesses in the Voronezh region. There were searches at more than 80 addresses, dozens of civilians were detained and taken to interrogations. One of them was Aleksandr Korol, who was beaten and tortured. 10 months after his arrest, the case against him was dropped.
Aleksandr was born in a religious family in 1991 in the village of Krasnoselsky, Krasnodar Territory. His father, Nikolay, works as a slinger; together with his wife Olga and daughter Yelena, he grows vegetables in the greenhouse.
As a child, Aleksandr loved to study mechanisms, make wood, fish and ride a bike. After school, he tried himself in different professions: upholsterer of furniture, edger and assembler of cabinet furniture. Before the criminal prosecution, he worked as a janitor in a kindergarten, in his spare time he is engaged in the repair of digital equipment.
Aleksander's paternal grandparents were exiled to Siberia. There they became acquainted with the Bible and began to instill Christian principles in their children and later in their grandchildren. His grandmother took the Christian path back in 1975. Aleksandr became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 2006.
In 2010, Aleksandr married Polina, who from early childhood was interested in spiritual issues. Together spouses love to spend time with friends, relax in nature, ride bikes, collect puzzles, cook, play board games. Polina works at a children's creativity center and is fond of photography. Aleksandr learns to play the piano, loves to sing.
After the search, the spouses had to move, as it was emotionally difficult to stay in the same place of residence.