Updated: May 1, 2024
Name: Fedorov Vadim Veniaminovich
Date of Birth: October 14, 1968
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Current restrictions: Suspended sentence
Sentence: punishment in the form of 6 years of imprisonment, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to leadership in the work of religious organizations for a term of three years, with restriction of liberty for a term of one year, the sentence of imprisonment shall be considered suspended with a probationary period of 3 years

Biography

The father of five children, Vadim Fedorov, was prosecuted for his faith. A case was opened against him under an extremist article and a search was conducted in his house and one of his sons. Vadim was born in October 1968 in the city of Rudny (Kazakhstan). He had an elder brother who died of cancer in 2018. Vadim's father is also no longer alive, his mother is retired.

As a child, Vadim was fond of fishing, engaged in Greco-Roman wrestling. After school, he graduated from college, where he acquired the specialty of a drilling rig operator. He worked as a railway worker. Currently, he works as a loader, and also provides services to the population — he is engaged in the restoration of bathtubs and furnace work.

In 1991, Vadim married Lyubov. The couple has five children — four sons and a daughter. The whole family loves to spend time outdoors. Lyubov is fond of decorating, knitting and growing flowers.

Vadim and his wife started reading the Bible in the early 1990s. In this book they found practical guidance for their lives. Vadim recalls: “I liked that a person can live forever, that he was created not for a short life full of problems and suffering, but for something more.” In 1993, Vadim and Lyubov embarked on the Christian path together. Four years later, the family moved to Asha, where they still live.

Relatives of Vadim and Lyubov do not understand why they are persecuting peaceful believers. Due to the stress of the persecution, Vadim's mother began to have serious health problems.

Case History

In June 2021, in Asha first search was carried out at the home of the father of five children, Vadim Fedorov. In April 2022, Chepenko, investigator for the Investigative Committee, initiated a criminal case against the believer for “organizing the activity of an extremist organization.” On his instigation, in June 2022, Vadim’s home was searched again, after which they placed him under a recognizance agreement. In October 2022, Fedorov’s case went to court. The prosecutor filed a motion to recuse the judge. Aleksey Rustamshin took over the case. In April 2023, the court gave Fedorov a 6-year suspended sentence. The court of appeal later upheld the verdict.