Biography
In 2019, several residents of Saransk, including Georgiy Nikulin, were prosecuted for their faith. Law enforcers considered the conversations about the Bible to be participation in the activities of an extremist organization.
Georgiy was born in 1963 in the city of Rovenky (Ukraine). After school, he graduated from college with a degree in car mechanics. Subsequently, he mastered several more specialties: graphic designer, satellite communications radio technician, equipment maintenance mechanic, printing, wood carving. He worked in all these areas. Recently he worked as an electrician.
Georgiy often had to move in connection with work—he lived in Zhytomyr (Ukraine), Tolyatti (Samara region) and in Yakutia. Over time, together with his wife Yelena, he moved to Saransk, where the family was able to settle in their own house for the first time.
Georgiy has always loved to learn and learn something new. He was especially interested in the question of the origin of mankind. He says that when he got acquainted with the Bible and found answers to his questions in it, he "discovered a whole treasure in it and fell in love with it."
Criminal prosecution and a long stay behind bars affected Georgiy's health. His relatives are worried and do not understand why this peaceful married couple lost their freedom. In December 2025, Georgiy served his sentence and left the penal colony.