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  • Yevgeny Rodionov
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  • Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (; May 23, 1977 - May 23, 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner and later executed in Chechen captivity for his refusal to convert to Islam and defect to the enemy side. The circumstances of his death have garnered him much admiration throughout Russia. Despite widespread popular worship he has not been glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a New Martyr due to lack of evidence about his death.
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  • 2631
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  • 1995
Birth Date
  • 1977-05-23
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Name
  • Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov
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Awards
  • 40
death date
  • 1996-05-23
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  • Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (; May 23, 1977 - May 23, 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner and later executed in Chechen captivity for his refusal to convert to Islam and defect to the enemy side. The circumstances of his death have garnered him much admiration throughout Russia. Despite widespread popular worship he has not been glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a New Martyr due to lack of evidence about his death.