Ekaterina "Katyusha" Bogdanov

**Brief Introduction**

Ekaterina Bogdanov (more commonly known by her nickname "Katyusha") is a Russian military, political, and diplomatic leader. She formerly served the Empire of All Russia and the Imperial Republic of All Russia. Currently, however, her allegiance belongs to the Empire of Caucasia, which she serves as a General of the Army of Caucasia as well as Chief of the General Staff of the Military.

**Profile**

Ekaterina "Katyusha" Bogdanov first appeared in LoG on June 14th, 1921. Born on September 6th, 1896, she is a Russian-born white female with platinum blonde hair and brown eyes. She stands at a height of 4'6" and weighs 86 lbs. Her most common attire consists of a white officer suit, steel-toed boots, a black overcoat with a pair of red aiguillettes, and a military officer cap adorned with the brass aquila cockade of the Caucasian Armed Forces. She is almost always seen wearing her sabre (an heirloom passed on to her by her grandfather) at her hip.

**Personality**

Bogdanov, though a very bold and outgoing individual, is a calculated thinker and a well-learned tactician. Although she did not attend a school as a child, she is very intelligent and owes much of her wisdom to her parents and her strategic knowledge to her mentor, General Semyon Budyonny of Russia (whom she now regretfully disdains for swearing his allegiance to the Soviets). While she is known to keep her cool in recent times (only rarely ever losing her temper), she was previously known to be a very hot-headed individual when dealing with disputes- most notably dealing with Benito Mussolini, Martin Novikov, Olga Alexandrovna, and Joseph Stalin. She is still feared by her subordinates for her temper, but scarcely does it still appear and never has it become violent. Besides this, she is devoted to making all affairs in her life- both professional and personal- as formal, strategic, and reasonable as possible. Because of this, she is prone to being devoid of intimate emotions and invests almost no time or effort into affairs outside of her professional life. The only exception to this thus far has been her undying patriotism and love of country- both for Russia and Caucasia.

**Skills**

Katyusha is, as aforementioned, a renowned tactician and strategist. Regarding land warfare, she is a feared and brilliant leader and remains unmatched by every enemy she has yet faced. She always leads her men into battle herself- both out of honor and to boost morale of her troops and her nation alike. She is less proficient in airborne combat strategies and has never flown a plane, but she has a rudimentary knowledge of how to use air support and maintain air superiority. She is least capable as a commander of naval forces, leaving most of the more detail strategizing to her subordinate Admirals. Nonetheless, in her current position and Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Empire of Caucasia, she holds full power to override decisions and make adjustments as necessary, obligated to bend her orders only to the Prime Minister. In addition to these strategic strengths, she is also an above-average negotiator and diplomat when the situation demands it, although she prefers not to work such jobs if she doesn't need to. Bogdanov is also a talented swordswoman, having spent a great deal of her life from her childhood on studying the arts of swordsmanship. This means that she is able to wield the sabre she carries with great effect and skillfulness.