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[Sashenka Vasilyevna Tarakanova]

Behind The Mask

Name: Alexiy
Age: 16
Experience: Been writing for a long time, I own a site called November Rain, and I have been rping for about 2 years.

Look In the Mirror
Name: Sashenka Vasilyevna[Patronymic name meaning "Daughter of Vasiliy"] Tarakanova
Age: 22
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Appearance:
Build: Sashenka is a slight girl with a small, narrow frame. She is a thin girl, but has always needed to be that way. She has very little body fat to the envy of many, but has a good amount of muscle. Muscle ways more than fat and happens to make up most of her mass. Sashenka is an average height, not taking up a ton of room length wise. She stands at 5'6" tall. Her legs are long and muscular, built from years of dance and horse back riding. Her arms are in proportion to her thin torso, managing to not look awkward and disproportionate. Her skin is fair, but very tanned and weathered even though she is so young. It has become this way due to the constant work of being outside and working. Her hands and feet are callused from the hard work and not much hurts them all that much. Despite the calluses and weathering her skin is soft at the touch.

Eyes: Sashenka's eyes divert attention, especially when she decides to look at you and wants something. Her eyes have helped her master that sad pupply dog face that convinces people to help her out or give her something. They define Sashenka. They make her, her own person and make her stand out a little. They are large and almost match the color of her hair nearly perfectly. They are soft and have a nice gaze. They are not threatening, but sympathetic and compassionate. They go along with her caring demeanor.

Hair: Sashenka's hair is of a dark raven color, and in some light almost has a blue tint to it. It is a unique color, and has made her stand out from all of her family. Most of the women in her family are blonde haired, blue eyed beauties. Sashenka has dark hair and dark eyes, but is pretty in her own way. She keeps her hair long, but very layered, giving it the appearance of being very different in length. Her hair is poker straight naturally, and she rarely ever does anything with it that changes that. It is usually worn down, falling down below her shoulders and above them. She doesn't usually wear it tied back, infact she does not like to at all. For dance competitions and sometimes just for practise she will tie it back, but normally it is hanging in layered sheeths.

Clothing Style: Sashenka does not like elaborate clothing on a regular basis, although the dresses worn for her dancing are very skimpy and exciting. Her wardrobe is not elaborate and is really made up of simple skirts, blouses, jeans and t-shirts. Since she knows she can pull them off, she will occasionally wear tops that are cut above the naval, showing the piercing in it. Sashenka like most women loves shoes, and likes to have different pairs of shoes. Rarely does she ever wear the same pair of shoes every day of the week. Even though she likes simple, she does like leather. Leather is a big step up from simple jeans and t-shirts, but she has a few leather jackets to go along with her jeans. Her makeup routine is short but the little makeup she does wear makes her eyes stand out even more against her dark hair. Her color palette is not bright, but there are a few bright colors in there. Her jeans are dark and her tops are light, but there are a few black tops in there. She usually wears one of her leather jackets anyways. Sashenka is a latin ballroom dancer, and therefore has a vast collection of skimpy pieces. They go against everything else in her wardrobe, and are usually short, brightly colored, sequened, shiny and showing. They stand out against her dark and weathered skin.
Celebrity: Alsou
Celebrity picture: In Signature.

Deep Inside
Personality: General: Sashenka is a generally calm, cool, and kind person. She is friendly to everyone and is not easily bothered by the antics of people. She is oppninionated, but also understands that other oppinions count other than her own. She is somewhat quiet and reserved, but isn't afraid to speak to someone in a crowd. She is not the life of the party, but she isn't a party pooper either. She is like most people and enjoys her fun, but also loves her downtime. She likes her life to be in balance, and trys to keep it that way, despite the uprooting and trashing of her life that has happened recently. She is strong, and can hide her emotions behind the mask of her face. Even though she is generally kind, she is oddly cruel in ways. She likes to get back at people who hurt her and takes enjoyment in their tears. She doesn't LIKE to send people after someone, but definatley is not afraid to. She knows her past and is aware of how it hurts her and helps her. She is very aware in general.

Likes: Sashenka enjoys her dancing as well as a love for animals. She grew up around horses and having pets most of her life. She has danced many years and takes enjoyment in that, as well as just the general entertainment of people. The smiles of people make her happy, as well as the tears of people she dislikes. She likes having family that loves her, even though that is in short supply for her. She is a fun lover and enjoys going out till early in the morning and sleeping the rest of the day. She is not against drinking at all and takes some enjoyment in it herself. She is open to try new things, and being single, drugs have been one of those "new things." Sashenka is like many women and likes love. She is in ways a hopeless romantic, but does understand when people do not like her. Even IF she likes them.

Dislikes: There are more than a few things Sashenka Vasilyevna doesn't like. The first on that list, is when people abreviate her middle name. The Patronymic middle name is not the equivalent to the English middle name and the abbreviation of it is actually a mistake. The Patronymic name is to be written fully or completley omitted. This is one of Sashenka's biggest pet peeves. That and when people stop randomly in a hallway or directly infront of you when you walk. She hates bad drivers, rude people, and unmannered people. She hates animal haters and people who abuse them, as well as persicution and racism. Another pet peeve is also when people guess her accent wrong. Yes, she will smile and act like it is alright but it is not. Sashenka does not like it and will despise people for it. Not that she will tell you right away. She hates dishonesty the most. Liars are not high on her list of people to love.

History: Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, is a city of approximatley 1,000,000 people. The battle to salvage the city from the Nazi's in WWII is a historic one, and many memorials have been erected in the city. The city is situated on the Volga River which runs north through Moscow. People live in contentment there for the most part and life is usually pretty calm. Or atleast as calm as physically possible for a city in Russia. Plitical unrest, corruption and poverty are some of the things that ravage everywhere including the great city of Volgograd. Now the reason I am mentioning Volgograd, since Sashenka was not from Volgograd persay, is because Volgograd was the closest urban center to their farm.

In 1985, The Tarakanov family welcomed the second of their daughters into their lives. Sashenka Vasilyevna Tarakanova was born and brought home to their rural horse farm near the city of Volgograd. The farm was straight south of Volgograd and was situated near the banks of the Volga river. The Tarakanov family owned a horse farm, breeding, selling and showing Orlov Trotters, Russias most famous breed of horse. The Orlov Trotter was used for many things by the Russian people, including harness racing. The Orlov is a somewhat stocky yet quick horse that has the strength to pull sleds and carts. The horse is popular because they can be used for driving and are sturdy and reliable. The Tarakanov's bred these wonderful horses and bred them well, producing some of the finest Orlov's in the country. Many of their horses did well on the tracks, as well as helping the average farmer. Life was good, and Sashenka was born at the right time.

Politically things were not as stable as they once were. SO, the really major events started four years later, but things were now beginning to set up. Major cities were very corrupt places, and even though the nations capital was the worst, Volgograd was not particularly innocent. Since things were getting kind of testy, the Russian Mafia was really beginning to flourish. We all know that after the fall of the USSR the RM were the only ones who did well. Well, before that they were beginning to set them selves up. Now. The Tarakanov's were not a HUGE crime family, and really only were big in Volgograd and area. Visaly Borisevovitch, Sashenka's father, was one of the sons of the boss of the Tarakanov family. He and his 6 other brothers each contributed to helping their family grow and eventually partner up with other families in surrounding cities. Needless to say, Sashenka came from no shortage of money, authority or power.

The beautiful thing about this situation was, that they could never get arrested for their criminal acts, because if you payed any cop enough money or give them material things, they would leave you alone. This was the case for the Tarakanov's. At one point the entire police force in Volgograd had been payed off and the Tarakanov's had free run of the area. The part of the entire buisness that made Visaly money, was the horse races. He had convinced the people at the track to give him shares of every cent prize money given out, since most of the horses racing were his own anyways. Even though he had sold them, they were still registered under his stable name. Sashenka's mother, Mariya, was not oblivious to this world since she had come from the Slutskaya crime family of the near by city of Samara.

Sashenka was born into a generally small family considering her large number of uncles, aunts and cousins. Infact it was only her and her sister, Kiska. Kiska was like her mother; tall, blonde hair, blue eyes, smart and a somewhat accomplished Ballet dancer. Kiska had never taken a lot of interest in the horses, or in ballroom dance. Sashenka was born 4 years after Kiska and Kiska has always held that above Sashenka's head. Sashenka was nearly the complete oppostite of Kiska; average height, dark hair, dark eyes, and not as intelligent as her sister in acedemic studies. However, Kiska was not smart in the criminal and more shady affairs like her father and Sashenka. Sashenka was truly her fathers daughter.

Now as odd as this sounds, the Tarakanov family were very religious. They attended church in the city, and prayed everyday to the icons of the Russian Orthodox church. Sashenka and Kiska were tought from the time they were young to never go against the laws of the church, and if they didn't marry by the time they were 20, they would be sent to a nunnery. At the age of 9, this thought scared the crap out of Sashenka. Her parents used this as a threat in every possible field. When Sashenka didn't want to go to ballroom class, her mother used this. When Sashenka didn't want to go to school, her mother used this. Kiska just laughed at Sashenka since she always went to her classes.

Sashenka eventually began to love her dance classes as much as riding the horses in their stables. Dancing and riding seemed to be everything that Sashenka did, and since they had money she felt the envy of other people. It made her feel good about herself that her family wasn't suffering. Sashenka used this to her advantage and tormented the other kids when she wasn't dancing or riding. Some of her cruelty came from the fact that she was always being tormented by her sister and somewhat ignored by her mother.

By the time she had turned 19 she had become an accomplished Latin/ Ballroom dancer and was feeling the pressure by her family to get married. She didn't want to get married, but knew she had to. To her demise, she was dating someone and he also knew she had to get married. So, he being the nice guy proposed. Sashenka REALLY did not want to say yes, but knew that she had to. Nunneries were not fun. Her parents were ecstatic, and Sashenka just pretended. They married and life turned south. Sashenka had continued to dance competitavley and her husband greatly disapproved. He was a bit of a traditionalist.

The marriage lasted a year before Sashenka really had enough. She filed for divorce. Divorce is a sin to the Russian Orthodox church, like it is to the Roman Catholic church. Her religion was close to her, and even in a large city, people still found out. She was banished from the church and shunned by many people; including her mother. Her father did not want to shun his daughter, but he was under the thumb of her mother. Sashenka stayed in Volgograd for a few months but the humiliation got to her. That and the fact that her mother and sister had made it unbearable to stay. Sashenka became depressed and needed a way out. She heard that her friend was moving to New York, and Sashenka asked if she could tag along. Her friend said yes.

Her and Sashenka lived in an apartment in Queens for a year. Sashenka danced competitavley, and her friend taught Ballet at a local school. Sashenka hadn't wanted to leave her horse behind, so she had brought him and kept him boarded somewhere. Eventually she got fed up with New York and set her sites on this place. She packed her bags and shipped out for here....

Likes: *Above in Personality*
Dislikes: *Above in Personality*
Flaws/Secrets: Secrets: Part of a Russian Mafia family
Has a weak spot for alcohol(won't pass up any free drink)

Randomosity
Favorite color: Doesn't have one
Hobbies: Dance, Horse back riding
Favorite kind of music: Rock/Death Metal/Emo
Style of clothes: *Above in Physical Appearance*

[Frankie Prankster]

accepted .. nice profile.