Ivanenko arrived in October 1996, the facilities that accommodate the nearly 200 members of the branch staff of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia were nearing completion.
Kad 1996. gada oktobrī Ivaņenko kungs ieradās filiālē, ēkas, kurās izvietoti aptuveni 200 Jehovas liecinieku Krievijas filiāles darbinieki, bija gandrīz pabeigtas.