Biography
On May 14, 2018, a criminal case was opened in Orenburg under Article 282.2 (2) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against Sergey Logunov. For reading the Bible with friends, he is charged with "participation in the activities of an extremist organization." What is really known about this supposedly dangerous criminal?
Sergey was born in 1962 in Orenburg and has lived in this city all his life. As a child, his mother worked hard to support the family. After school, Sergey received the specialty of a milling machine, but after serving in the army he acquired the profession of a photographer. I worked on it for several years, but in the mid-1990s it became difficult to find orders. Sergey began to take on any job, and in recent years he has been working as a gardener in an oncological hospital. However, he continues to take pictures for himself and friends with pleasure, and plays the guitar in his free time.
In the early 1990s, Sergey immersed himself in reading the New Testament, and he was impressed by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. In 1994 he married Larisa. It so happened that her brother is now also being persecuted for his faith. The parents of Sergey and Larisa, although they do not share their religious views, are very worried about their persecuted loved ones.