Nikolai Shumin

Nikolai Igorevich Shumin (x|Russian: Николай Игоревич Шумин; born 9 February 1982) is a fictional character portrayed by Vladislav Ponomarenko in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy. The elder child of Alexander Krasnov's business rival Igor Shumin, Nikolai became CEO of Shumin Company after his father was arrested two years prior to series premiere. Following a dispute with her father, Nikolai's high school girlfriend and Alexander's daughter Natasha Krasnova joins forces with Nikolai to take down her father.

Character background and personality
Nikolai was born on 9 February 1982 in x|Moscow to parents Igor Shumin and Maria Shumina. His father was an oil baron and CEO of Shumin Company, and since his childhood Igor had groomed Nikolai to take over the company when Igor was ready to retire. Nikolai had a privileged upbringing, attending the exclusive boarding school x|Collège du Léman in x|Switzerland and later receiving his bachelor's degree from the x|University of Oxford in x|Oxford, England.

After returning to Russia, Shumin began working full-time at Shumin Company under the tutelage of his father. Two years prior to the series premiere, Igor is arrested and leaves Nikolai to become the new CEO of Shumin Company. Following a dispute with her father, Nikolai's high school girlfriend and his business rival Alexander Krasnov's daughter Natasha Krasnova joins forces with him. Nikolai is generally a compassionate and understanding person, contrasting greatly with the manipulative and smooth-talking Krasnov family. However, like most people, he has secrets hidden deep down and may be hiding ulterior motives.