Biography
Peaceful pensioner Aleksandr Protasov was involved as a witness in the case of Yuriy Yuskov, and later he himself was accused of extremism.
Aleksandr was born in August 1956 in Zelenodolsk (Tatarstan). He was the third of four children in the family. His elder brother and sister, as well as his parents, are no longer alive.
After school, Aleksandr graduated from the Zelenodolsk Mechanical College, where he received the specialty of a technician-technologist. He worked as a turbine equipment repairman at Chuvashenergoremont OJSC in the city of Cheboksary (Chuvashia). Later he moved to Novocheboksarsk. The man is already retired. From childhood to this day, he loves to play hockey, and in the summer, in his free time, he rides a bicycle and goes to the forest to pick mushrooms and berries.
When Aleksandr first read a book about the origin of life in the 2000s, he was surprised at how birds, especially warblers, navigate and know where and when to fly. Thinking about this led him to the conclusion that God created everything around him. The man was also impressed by the accurate fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Love for God and the Bible prompted him to embark on the Christian path in 2005.
Aleksandr married Svetlana in January 1987. She is a believer, just like her husband. She enjoys growing houseplants. The couple raised two sons who share their religious views. The eldest son already has his own family, the youngest, like his mother, is disabled.
The criminal prosecution affected the health of the spouses. Relatives worry about the Protasov family and do not understand why Aleksandr is being persecuted.