Biography
The security forces came to the house of Aleksey Kupriyanov twice — in February and July 2021. After the July search, the peaceful believer was arrested. He ended up in jail only because of his convictions. Aleksey’s mother, a disabled person of group II, was left without the necessary support of her son after the stroke. Due to the worries, her condition deteriorated critically.
Aleksey was born in 1973 in Kovrov (Vladimir region). He grew up in a close-knit family. His father often went fishing, boating and cycling. From childhood, Aleksey loved to read books, sometimes reading them until late at night. He was also fond of collecting stamps, was engaged in martial arts.
Aleksey graduated from the Ivanovo Textile Academy, where he acquired the profession of an engineer-economist. Later he worked for 3 years at the institute as a teacher of economics and law, then for 12 years — in the tax inspectorate. For the last 10 years, he worked as an individual entrepreneur in the field of accounting services. When Aleksey was placed in a pre-trial detention center, it became impossible to fulfill his obligations to clients, which led to the termination of labor contracts.
Once on the train, Aleksey struck up a long and fascinating conversation with his fellow traveler, who turned out to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses. What he heard prompted Aleksey to think more deeply about how wisely the Creator created everything that exists. He began a Bible study. In the study of the Holy Scriptures, his future wife Yelena joined him later. The Bible's promise to restore paradise on earth prompted young people to become Christians in 1994.
In 1993 Aleksey and Yelena got married. After 5 years, the couple with their young son moved to Kovrov to take care of Aleksey’s seriously ill parents. In 2012, his father died after a serious illness. An elderly mother with a stroke needs constant special care.
The couple love to travel by car, are fond of Scandinavian walking. Yelena is also fond of sewing, by profession she is an engineer-technologist of garments.
Relatives and friends, neighbors and work colleagues know Aleksey as a responsible and law-abiding person. They are convinced that the accusations against him have nothing to do with reality.