Biography
Aleksandr Kazakov, a Jehovah's Witness from Tuva, was became the victim of unfair criminal prosecution in May 2021: a criminal case was opened against him for his faith, and his house was searched.
Aleksandr was born in November 1992 in Krasnoyarsk. He has a younger sister. Aleksandr grew up as an active child — he went in for swimming and football.
Aleksandr is a cadastral engineer by profession. He also studied as an electrician, worked as a janitor, a roofer, and in recent years has been working as an electrician.
From childhood, Aleksandr’s mother instilled Christian values in her son and daughter. Aleksandr was impressed by how clear and precise the Bible's teachings were. Subsequently, he decided to embark on the Christian path.
In 2016, Aleksandr married Ksenia, who shares his views on life. Ksenia works as a hairdresser. Together, the couple loves to go hiking, snowboarding, Aleksandr plays the guitar and still loves football.
Persecution for the faith was a blow to the Kazakov family. “I had to feel for many months that something very bad was going to happen,” Aleksandr said. “Because of this, sometimes there was no strength for anything.” Relatives are worried about the Kazakovs because of the injustice they faced only because of their beliefs.