Biography
In the summer of 2023, a peaceful believer Valeriy Klokov was prosecuted for his beliefs. He was sent to a pre-trial detention center, where he spent 2.5 months. Then he was under house arrest for almost a year. In 2025, the man was sentenced to three years in a penal colony.
Valeriy was born in August 1985 in the city of Ekibastuz (Kazakhstan). He has two brothers and a sister. In 1996, the family moved from Kazakhstan to Russia. The father is no longer alive, he has not communicated with his son since he was 7. Valeriy's mother died of cancer when he was 14, and a month and a half later his stepfather left him.
As a child, Valeriy was fond of music and reading fiction, loved to compose and perform songs on the guitar. He graduated with honors from a secondary school and with honors from a music school in the accordion class.
Valeriy studied at the Altai Construction College and the Altai College of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in plumber and welder. For several years after graduation, he worked as a shoe repairman, and until he was placed under house arrest, as a plumber.
Studying the Bible, Valeriy became convinced of its historical and scientific accuracy, as well as the practicality of its advice. All this prompted him at a young age to embark on the Christian path.
In 2004, Valeriy married Nataliya, whom he had known since adolescence. She has worked as a cook, salesman, and more recently in the field of keeping clean and order. Nataliya is fond of scrapbooking and soap making, and Valeriy still loves to read, write music and study vocals.
The criminal prosecution disrupted the usual way of life of the Klokov family. Valeriy lost his job and cannot provide for his family, as well as take care of his grandmother, who is already under 90 and needs constant care. She needs expensive medicines, and her pension is not enough even for the bare necessities. Nataliya's health problems also worsened due to the persecution of her husband.
In his final plea, the believer said: "My faith does not make me an enemy of the state, it makes me a good citizen of it."