Biography
When Yuriy Redozubov, an artist from the Far East, found out about the charge for extremism, he said: "I did not think that reading and carefully studying the Bible was illegal." The unexpected intrusion by law enforcement officers with machine guns was very stressful for the whole family.
Yuriy was born in February 1972 in the Far East, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He lost his father when he was 16 years old. As a child, Yuriy loved to read and enjoyed drawing, which helped him develop his creative skills. He studied at the Vladivostok Art School and then graduated as an artist from the Far Eastern State Institute of Arts.
For some time, Yuriy taught at an art school and continues to collaborate with art galleries. Yuriy enjoys swimming and fishing too. He also does beekeeping in an apiary.
In 1998, Yuriy married Anastasiya. They have a lot in common — she is also a creative person; she studied to be an artist and, like Yuriy, loves fishing and outdoor recreation. Both were always interested in spiritual matters, and after they met, they began to read the Bible together every day to understand it. Some time later, the couple met Jehovah's Witnesses. They were particularly moved by the Bible's description of the almighty God as good and loving.
Yuriy and Anastasiya have three daughters. They all love art, especially music and painting. Since childhood, their parents have taught them to love nature and treat it with care. The eldest daughter is already married and the youngest has recently started school. As a family the Redozubovs love traveling, camping and observing the beauty of the surrounding world.
Due to the worries caused by the criminal prosecution, the health of Anastasiya, who has a disability, deteriorated. Since the verdict against her husband was announced, she has to take care of her daughters and bedridden mother on her own. Yuriy's neighbors, as well as relatives who do not share his religious convictions, know the whole family as kind and sympathetic people and do not understand why the believer was sentenced to 6.5 years in a penal colony.