Nikolaj Vonigradov

Nikolaj Vonigradov is a 21 year old man who lived in Sotrania since he entered this world. He was a Council Member and the leader of the Sotrani Armed forces. He also owned a brewery in Sotrania trough which he made most of his financial earnings.

Origins
His origins aren't quite clear. Only thing known is that he was recruited by the former Khan himself to help build the Capital of Sotrania. And the only thing he can remember about his past is that he was born in a long forgotten house somewhere in a forest in eldham. There he learned to brew, fight and care for himself since his Parents abandonned him shortly after his birth.

Politician
Nikolaj was quite young when he first encountered politics. He was one of the first Citizens of Sotrania to create a Party and run for President. The first election tho was a big setback for the young man as he basically lost without a chance to Ulfric. But he never leaned back and kept going even tho he had to leave his Communist Path to become an important figure in politics in his 3rd elections his Party won the vote with 9-1 against Ulfric. Although his party had won he still had no real power which he also kinda liked as he was still very young and naive which would prove to become his downfall at some point. After the multible civil wars and the brief occupation and annexation of Sotrania by Oceanum the former Monarchy came back as a socialist state with Nikolaj in a very lucrative Position as he could finally secure some powers form himself. In the End he succeded and got his current Position as Minster of Defense.

Political orientation
Nikolaj was a strong Nationalist.

General of the Armed forces
He was the longest lasting army official of Sotrania and friend of the former Shogun. Because of that he was the General of the Sotrani Armed Ground Forces and had the High Command over the Military which he started to build up and improve quite recently.

Brewer
Whilst beeing in a kind of exile in Nova Azcoria he came back to Sotrania and settled on the newly added Province of Solandia. There he became known with brewing different alcohols and so he started to experiment. After seeing that he could earn some money this way he decided to open a brewery in Solandia to get himself out of his poverty. Now he has a brewery in Oritaun the capital of Sotrania and is able to live of his business.

Death
Nikolaj died at the age of 24 because of Alcohol Poisoning as he drank a few too many Vodka Bottles to cope with beeing couped a second time without a clear reason. With all his dreams beeing destroyed he found himself in the arms of his mother and father he never got to know.