Vasya Semyonovich

Vasya Semyonovich is a young gopnik living in Brighton Beach. Despite connections to Bratva Oktyabrya, he is not a member, and makes a living as a warehouse worker.

Early Life
Born in the slums of Rostov-on-Don, Vasya Semyonovich grew up being told he'd have "liked his father before he started drinking" - but, he soon had to come to terms with the fact that was a man he'd never know. His life was dreary, but it was his, and to escape the depression, he took to smoking weed with a local gang.

This lasted until his father borrowed money from the local Mafiya to support his drinking habits; having had enough, Vasya's mother left him and moved back to Moscow with her parents. Living in close proximity with Vasya, though, revealed his vice to her - she decided he needed a strong, male role-model in his life, and sent him to America to live with her brother in New York.

In America
In America, life started looking up for Vasya, until his uncle, Vitya Yahontov, lost his job; instead of searching for a new one, he became cathartic, leaving Vasya to once again fend for himself. The young man got by by joining a gang of gopniki, and eventually (with their help) started to write music about his life while drifting between jobs.

Vasya proved a skilled rapper, and even managed to self-publish an album and make a few sales. But, his true break came when he was noticed by Aleksandr Vasiliev; for reasons the young man could not comprehend, the Vor took the young man under his wing, giving him a job at the docks and enough cash to continue his music career. Of course, Aleks' motives were suspicious, but Vasya knew better than to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Appearance
Vasya is an average young man, perfectly normal in aspects such as height and weight. Slightly on the skinnier side of build, he keeps his hair short, and is usually seen in cheap clothing. His notable feature is one shared among many gopniki: the youth is almost always covered in bruises and cuts from getting into fights.

Personality
Raised more by the streets than any one person, Vasya is crude and uncouth, angry and ready to fight; both physically and for what he believes in. Despite this, a chronic addiction to marijuana has rendered him slightly cathartic at times, and he is not nearly motivated enough to improve his standing in life.