Yuri Ivanovich Bragin

The job of a major investigator involves investigating complex and high-profile criminal cases in all Russian cities. This position is available within the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Yura Bragin is a senior investigator with the rank of COLONEL for especially important cases in the First Department of the Second Investigative Directorate of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. He is obliged to obey protocol and act strictly according to it, but he often breaks it to ensure the criminal doesn't get away. Yura works not for a medal, but for an "idea"—that is, for justice, which he is willing to achieve at any cost. Yura receives a reprimand from his superiors for this, but at least the criminal is caught. Yura often feels like an operative (a detective officer) and runs after criminals, leaving his pistol in the safe. He shouldn't do this, after all, that's the job of an operative.

Yura doesn't usually talk about protocols, interrogations, and the like in his free time; he simply doesn't talk about them. He's a completely ordinary person outside of work. He doesn't mention his professional activities outside of work, nor does he mention them to his colleagues outside of the work environment. Yura believes that work should stay at work.

Despite his thin to medium build, he runs quite fast because he goes forty minutes for a jog in the morning.

Before working as an investigator, he served in the prosecutor's office and later joined the Investigative Committee.

Sometimes they don't follow protocol to maintain fairness. Sometimes they ask inappropriate questions. Sometimes Yura gets catastrophically tired from his work as an investigator, but often he's back to normal by the following week.

Long ago, Yura started his work in criminal investigation, so he still has the habit of running after criminals.

Yura drives a gray SUV, which he once bought on credit a long time ago. He lives just a few minutes' drive from work. Speaking of his apartment... It's quite nice: two rooms, but the second bedroom is usually reserved for when he suddenly finds a girlfriend or his best friend comes to visit.

Bragin is a major investigator for the St. Petersburg Investigative Committee. He doesn't usually run after criminals with a gun at the ready; he spends most of his time on paperwork. However, sometimes he has to wriggle out of a situation and apprehend a criminal himself, but this isn't always possible, as, as an investigator, he's not physically fit and there are plenty of people who can give him a hard time. Yura wears the epaulettes of a colonel at the age of 38, because he has received the rank of colonel ahead of schedule many times for his merits. At work, everyone generally respects him, especially his superiors.

During interrogation, he's obligated to speak strictly according to protocol, ask only precise questions, etc., especially in the presence of a good lawyer. Unfortunately, that's the job. But Yura tries not to take work home, even though his brain constantly runs over the same thing, trying to understand what he hadn’t understood before.

The Investigative Committee is located next to the Moika River, literally across the street. Investigator Bragin's office looks like this: The usual light yellow walls, a small space, one table covered with papers, but everything is in its place, and two chairs, in case you need to talk to one of the operatives or other people from the cases at hand, a dark-colored cabinet, a safe. Speaking of waste paper... Bragin never brings paperwork home, NEVER. He does this out of the principle, "What's at work should stay at work," so he doesn't keep a single document at home.

Yura often stays late at work to review files while the rest of the department is already at home.

He has an interesting personality: serious, but only when it comes to work, cheerful, but only with close friends and the right atmosphere. At work, he's extremely attentive and strives to delve into the case as deeply as possible, noticing every detail. Because of this, his superiors jokingly call him "the lawyer," because when a case seems on the verge of being solved, the guilt is clear, Yura doesn't stop but begins digging further, often changing the course of the case. In friendship he is a good friend, he will drink to business, he will help if needed. I don’t argue that there are failures, and many, that is, those around him, don’t like him precisely because of his straightforwardness. If you say something against Bragin, he will definitely not remain silent. Bragin often walks around tired, because his work is exhausting, but in good company he can truly relax.

Never speaks in riddles. Loves to joke.

Adventurous, looks for trouble.

With a friend, he always shows his true self; he likes the fact that friendship doesn't require him to be fake. He's always frank and doesn't pretend. At work, he wears an impenetrable mask of professionalism, ready to do EVERYTHING for the sake of justice, and outside of work, he is a very ordinary person who smiles and lives life.

However, Bragin's personality is literally on full display. If he's in a bad mood and claims everything is fine, so as not to burden others with his problems, his words are likely to be contradicted by the expression on his face. Sometimes, Yura is deeply affected by yet another business trip to another city due to a case involving a particularly brutal maniac, which shocked even Yura. Other times, vodka saves Yura from sleepless nights.

Yura is a man of few words, usually does not speak in long sentences, more actions than words.

He's often smiling with a friend and can laugh at someone else's joke. With friends, he's always relaxed and at home.

His brown hair is styled. In the morning, half-asleep, it resembles a fluffy cloud, covering most of his eyes. However, on workdays, he always wears his hair styled with hairspray. His eyes are a gray-blue shade, expressive and serious. His eyebrows are thick and large, emphasizing his stern gaze. He often frowns when he's thinking about something. With his sharp nose and cleft chin, Yura Bragin's features resemble those of a Greek god. In winter, he wears a greatcoat to work, followed by a turtleneck with a collar that covers his throat. He wears this at work, too. His turtleneck comes in various colors: gray, dark blue, or black. He never wears a shirt. Rarely does he wear something like a thin jacket with epaulets to work, followed by a T-shirt that matches his uniform. Yura is tall – 191 cm – but his build is on the slender side. His arms, though veined, are thin, as are his legs. But he's no cowardly hare, for he's certainly not lacking in courage and bravery. Yuri Ivanovich has long, beautiful fingers. He has a couple of prominent veins on his forearms. His legs are more athletic in appearance.