Biography
On April 19, 2019, in Novosibirsk, FSB officers invaded the homes of 12 citizens to stop the "activities of an extremist organization" — reading the Bible and praying. For participating in this activity, several believers were placed under house arrest, among them Valery Maletskov. What is known about him?
Valery was born in 1974 in Novosibirsk and has lived here all his life. He worked as a finisher, carpenter-furniture maker for the manufacture of furniture, and in recent years he has been working in the service sector of the business center.
Valery was the only child in the family. As a child, he had a lot of hobbies: radio engineering, guitar, photography, chess, as well as several sports, the main of which was fencing, in which he received a sports category.
As a teenager, Valery became very interested in the spiritual. In particular, he was interested in why there are so many religions in the world. As a result of active searches, he found answers to all his questions in the Bible, which became a reference book for him.
In 2004, Valery married Marina, they had a son, Rostislav. The couple received gratitude for the upbringing of their son, he has medals and certificates for sports achievements. The whole family loves spearfishing, and Marina pleases her friends by playing the piano.
Valeriy's relatives and friends are outraged by the way heavily armed police officers break into houses where people simply read the Bible, and some are suitable for them as fathers. Due to Valeriy's house arrest, his family was actually left without a breadwinner, worries about urgent needs were shifted onto the shoulders of his wife and disabled mother.