Evgeny always wanted to be a cook, but instead he was drafted by Russian Army and sent to Chechenya. When he was a child, and even against his parents will (who were atheists), he wanted to wear the Cross in a chain. Communists didn’t kill him for wearing the Cross, Chechen terrorist did:
Chechen field commander Rusland Haihoroev (also spelled Khaikhoroyev in some sources) eventually beheaded Evgeny with a rusted saw that took over an hour to complete on May 23, 1996 (his 19th birthday) near the settlement of Bamut. His body, along with four other Russian prisoners were placed in a bomb crater outside the village of Alexeevskaya and covered up with lime and dirt. Haihoroev stated later in an interview that he only killed Rodionov after the soldier denied conversion to Islam and refused to give up his Orthodox Cross, while two others with him had converted to Islam. Russian troops occupied the village where Evgeny was murdered the following day after the execution." – Saints Lives Blogspot
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