After an eventful 19 years that included a three - year sentence to a labor camp in Siberia, a journey by ship as a stowaway to Canada, and two near - deaths because of his drug habit, he prayed to God for help to find a genuine purpose in life.
रूसी बोलनेवाले यहोवा के साक्षियों के साथ एक बाइबल अध्ययन ने उसे अपने सवालों के जवाब प्राप्त करने में मदद दी ।