Biography
In the winter of 2022, a builder from Izhevsk, Aleksandr Votyakov, found to his surprise, that he is accused of extremism. The believer's home was searched, and he was placed under house arrest. The reason for the criminal prosecution was his love for the Bible and its prophecies.
Aleksandr was born in Izhevsk in November 1973. He has a younger brother and their mother is already retired; neither are religious.
As a child, Aleksandr was fond of checkers. After school, he decided to enter a workforce and went to a vocational college, where he trained as a modeler. He applies the acquired skills in construction. In his free time, Aleksandr likes to be outdoors in nature and spend time with his wife and friends.
In 2006, he became a Christian with the help of his wife, the first in the family who was interested in Bible teachings. Aleksandr was impressed by the prophecies written in the Holy Scriptures hundreds of years ago being fulfilled before his eyes.
The criminal prosecution and house arrest deprived the believer of the opportunity to care for loved ones and communicate with friends. Relatives are at a loss and cannot understand why this decent person is being prosecuted.