Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (Russian: 23 May 1977 – 23 May 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner of war by Chechen rebels in the First Chechen War and later executed in captivity. He has gained much admiration throughout Russia for the circumstances of his death, as his execution allegedly resulted from his refusal to convert to Islam and defect to the enemy side Despite widespread popular veneration he chose to die instead of denying Christ #orthodox#fy#fyp#rodionov#christian