[centre][b]Name:[/b] Yuri Lakeev [b]Age:[/b] 42 (IF the outbreak occurs in 2010) [b]Occupation before the turn:[/b] Project Manager for a 3D printing company [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Image:[/b] [img=http://www.vokrug.tv/pic/person/5/9/9/f/599f64dad1c8839787992b0ef4640a96.jpeg] [b]Appearance:[/b] Yuri is a Caucasian male with bright blue eyes, dark brown short-length hair. He is 178 cm (5'10") tall, weights 71 kg (156 lbs) and appears to be of mesomorphic build. He has a small scar on his left cheek and two [url=http://cdn5.rnbjewellery.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Unique-RnBJewellery-Mens-Stainless-Steel-Hoop-Earrings-Silver.jpg]stainless steel hoop earrings[/url] on his right ear. Yuri wears an [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71vtUCrGYBL._UL1300_.jpg]olive green M-65 Field Jacket[/url] with a [url=http://frostytees.com/images/american-flag-distressed/white-ink/shirt-white.jpg]white T-shirt that has a black American flag[/url] underneath. Below, Yuri wears blue jeans with a black leather belt and [url=http://s2.onlineshoes.com/images/br068/315169_366_45.jpg]desert colored leather sneakers[/url]. On his left wrist, Yuri wears a [url=http://www.suunto.com/Global/ProductImages/Suunto-Core-All-Black/Suunto-Core-All-Black-3124.png?epslanguage=en?width=170?width=170]digital watch[/url]. [b]Personality:[/b] Yuri is clever and pragmatic. He is loyal to his friends and can be very reliable. He has seen and felt the horrors of war that scarred him. Yuri knows that the world he lived in is in a state of decay and that he may be forced to partake in the most barbaric events possible. [b]History:[/b] Yuri Lakeev was born in the Soviet Union during the late-sixties. His father was a factory CPSU committee secretary and his mother was a nurse at the local hospital. Yuri attended the 193. and 281. schools, where he tried to participate in as many after-school activities as possible. Yuri was a member of the Football Club, Basketball Club, Judo Club, Chess Club and the school choir. He was extremely popular around the school. In 86', after finishing high school, Yuri was conscripted into the Soviet Army during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Having finished his training at a Boot Camp in Uzbekistan. Yuri and his squad mates were sent to Afghanistan. Shortly after their arrival, the soldiers were assigned to their company and deployed to the front as part of Operation Magistral. They were instructed to hold a nameless hill at all costs, so that the military convoys would safely pass. In 1989, Yuri was wounded in a battle, becoming deaf in his left ear, and was honorably discharged. After his rehabilitation, Yuri began working at his father's factory in the early nineties. That's when he started working on his management skills. However, in 1995 the factory bankrupt. In search for new work, Yuri started working at a shipyard, building and repairing ships. However, as the pay was good, the working conditions were too horrid. He quit working at the shipyard after a year and a half. At the start of the new millennium, Yuri decided to move to the United States. Having successfully acquired a visa, Yuri moved to Colorado. Yuri chose to move there because he liked its environment. After moving into Denver and being accustomed to the traditions and culture in North America, he began working at a hardware store. In 2006, Yuri started work at a new, small 3D printing company based company in Colorado Springs. By 2009 the business became successful and the company started making commercially available 3D printers. Yuri was very socially active going to different parties and different events. His leadership abilities were able to make the small company into a successful business, even through Yuri had no knowledge in 3D printers whatsoever. Yuri was also loving to his parents and tried to visit them once or twice each year. While Yuri had many girlfriends in his life, he had commitment issues. [/centre]