Alexander Krasnov

Alexander Vladislavovich Krasnov (x|Russian: Александр Владиславович Краснов; born 12 November 1950) is a fictional character portrayed by Vladimir Stavsky in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy. The patriarch of the Krasnov family and CEO of Krasnov Industries, Alexander is a powerful and manipulative man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Character background and personality
Alexander was born on 12 November 1950 in x|Moscow to Russian oil baron and CEO of Krasnov Industries x|Vladislav Krasnov and his wife. As the eldest son, Alexander was groomed by his father to take over the company after he retired. Alexander had a privileged upbringing, attending private education in Moscow, and later receiving his bachelor's degree from x|Moscow State University. In the 1970s, Alexander began dating model Irina Krasnova and later married her in 1979. They had three children together: Peter, Natasha, and Dima, before divorcing in 2000. In the early-1990s, Vladislav retired and appointed Alexander as the new CEO of Krasnov Industries.

Alexander is a very powerful, intelligent, manipulative, and charismatic man. He is an adept businessman, and will stop at nothing to protect his company, even if it puts his family in harms way. Nonetheless, he is still loyal to his children, and will protect them at all costs. Sometime prior to the series, he began dating Krasnov Industries employee Anya Harutyunyan, and marries her in the series premiere, bringing her dark past into the family.