Alexander Pokryshkin

Alexander Pokryshkin
Alexander Pokryshkin, 1962
President of Federation of Novosibirsk and Altay
Details
Date of Birth	6th March 1913
Place of Birth	Novosibirsk, Russian Empire
Age at start	48
Nationality	Russian (Novosibirsk)
Role	President of Novosibirsk
Political Party	Novosibirsk Siloviki
Ideology	Oligarchy

Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin (Rus: Александр Иванович Покрышкин; born 6 March 1913) is a Russian politician and former fighter pilot who is the starting president of Novosibirsk, a warlord state in Central Siberia.

In-Game Description

A legendary ace pilot in the Second World War and a Hero of the Soviet Union, Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin would return to his home town of Novosibirsk after the end of the war. Hoping to live a relatively peaceful life, little did he know where fate would lead him. Pokryshkin was content with the rule of the Central Siberian Republic, and eventually found his way into government. Managing the city of Novosibirsk under the Republic was a relatively simple affair. That was, until the Siberian War. Soon, he would be forced to put the entire city on a war footing to face against Yagoda's powerful Supreme Soviet in the east. Rationing was introduced, conscription increased dramatically, and the young men of Novosibirsk were sent to die on the battlefields of Siberia. At one point, Pokryshkin reached his limit. After making a backroom deal with Mayor of Barnaul Vasily Shukshin, the plan was set into motion. The two men and their subordinates would seize Novosibirsk swiftly, organizing a new government. A government free from any influence, and truly sovereign amidst the chaos that unfolded in Russia. Now, ruling through an uneasy alliance with Barnaul, Pokryshkin needs to ensure his state remains stable. Even though it boasts a large population, industry and functional agriculture, Novosibirsk still has problems it needs to face, both internal and external, and it is up to Pokryshkin to solve them.

Trivia

In OTL, Pokryshkin was a Soviet fighter pilot in World War II, and later a Marshal of Aviation. He was one of the highest-scoring Soviet aces, and the highest-scoring pilot ever to fly an American aircraft, having achieved the great majority of his kills in the Lend-Lease Bell P-39 Airacobra.

During the war Pokryshkin earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union three times for his actions in the air. Whilst not in the air, he strongly promoted training in and use of improved aerial combat techniques, such as vertical maneuvers that newer fighter aircraft were capable of carrying out, and he spent much of his time studying aerobatics for combat situations.