User:Jeansowaty2/Gennadi Zhukov

"My whole life, all I did was get caught up in other people's troubles, thinking they're mine. Thinking I could get people to change, to join my side. You can't fight someone's nature. They will go their own way."

- Gennadi Zhukov

Gennadi Zhukov (Russian: Геннадий Жуков) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the protagonist of The Russian Roulette and a supporting character in Heavy Lies the Crown and Of Blood and Loyalty.

Gennadi is a Siberian-born driver and hitman who has worked closely with Dimitri Rascalov and Mikhail Faustin since they met on a boat in 1995, whereafter they immigrated to the United States of America. He was Dimitri's chauffeur and bodyguard, also a brigadier (equivalent of capo in the Russian Mafia) of the Faustin Bratva, until becoming its underboss after Faustin's downfall and Dimitri's take-over. Zhukov used to be a heavy meth addict, but has since quit, but can't relapse from another addiction - alcohol.

Early life
Gennadi was born in frigid Siberia in 1970, far away from civilisation. During hangouts with Gracie he reveals that he spent his childhood in a small cottage and had a lot of trouble going to school because of where he lived. His mother died soon after giving birth to him, leaving Gennadi's father a widower. Zhukov claims that he was a strict man who saw many war atrocities, but "had a heart". He expected that Gennadi would take a similarly violent path sooner or later. At the age of 15, Gennadi has killed for the first time - a gypsy traveller visited him and his father, attempting to sell some cheap wares. As Mr. Zhukov was going for the money, the man drew a knife, which prompted Gennadi to swiftly shoot him in the head with his father's Soviet Pistol that he later inherited and took with himself to Liberty City. His father highly disapproved of him murdering another person, nonetheless the two buried his body far away, so that it could never be found.

In 1988, Gennadi's father died during one of the wars held by the Soviet Union, which prompted him to start seeking a source of income. He started working with local criminals, dealing drugs and stealing cars for them, he was also occasionally hired to murder somebody or dispose of bodies. As Gennadi claims "there was not much I could do, I had to eat, and in this world, it was either them or me". He also developed a meth, cigar and alcohol addiction. As the heat was coming close to him, he boarded a boat in 1995 that would later moor in Liberty City.

On said boat, he met Dimitri Rascalov and Mikhail Faustin, with whom he became really close. The two offered him to join them and as soon as Faustin started building his criminal empire, Gennadi became the muscle of the organisation, driving cars and performing contract kills. At first, Gennadi got along with Mikhail great, mostly because of their shared love for parties and substance abuse, however this started declining over the years due to Faustin losing control over his addictions, unlike Zhukov. Only later did it become obvious that Faustin went insane and paranoid due to Dimitri's constant manipulation.

Events of The Russian Roulette
In 2008, the Russian Mafia is going through a crisis, due to Mikhail Faustin's reckless actions. The Faustin Bratva appears to have an uneasy relationship with the Petrovic Bratva, with members of both groups often working behind the back of the other, as evidenced by Lenny Petrovic working for Faustin and Sergei Utryanov working for Petrovic. Among other tasks, Gennadi was asked by Faustin and Rascalov to murder an unknown person and later come back to Perestroika, in order to bring his bosses and Vladimir Glebov back home. He also helps the latter in dealing with a government official who attempts to close down Comrades Bar due to a no-smoking policy. Faustin also hires him and Andrei to recover a Schafter that has been under police surveillance.

Things take a turn of the worse as Vlad is soon murdered by Niko Bellic. Dimitri is furious and wants the man behind it to pay, so he hires Gennadi and Andrei to find Roman, Niko's cousin and kidnap them, so they can be killed in an off-key location. The plan doesn't go good, as the pair take the Bellics to Faustin's basement, where Andrei is shot dead by Mikhail. Gennadi then helps Vadim Vasiliev load Andrei's corpse into the back of his car, who will bury his body. Only later does Zhukov learn that it could have been either him or Andrei in the basement and that he's lucky enough that he stayed upstairs during the interrogation. To Zhukov's and Rascalov's surprise, Niko is hired by Faustin to work for them. When questioned, Mikhail claims he doesn't trust Zhukov enough and needs his own "go-to man".

Faustin's shenanigans continue, with him hiring Gennadi to murder a number of Kenny Petrovic's goons in Bohan. With Dimitri apparently being very unhappy with said decision, he tries to maintain peaceful relations with the Petrovic's, by using his other goons like Vadim, Sergei and Marko to work for Petrovic. As a gift of appreciation, Lenny tips them off about a shipment of marijuana arriving to the city. Dimitri sends Vadim and Marko to steal it from the Yardies, whereas Gennadi and Sergei are sent to later steal cocaine from the Spanish Lords. Said coke is immediately meant to be sold to Lenny Petrovic, who buys it, but declines the weed, infuriating Faustin and threatening him. This would soon turn out to be a serious threat, with Lenny being murdered by Niko Bellic soon after.

Meanwhile, Ray Bulgarin and Timur arrive to Liberty City, seeking diamonds stolen from the former. Dimitri and Gennadi pick them up from Francis International Airport, only to be cornered by NOOSE teams. Gennadi successfully evades them and brings the group to Bulgarin's sisters' place in Meadow Hills, then proceeds to get drunk with Bulgarin and Timur.

With Lenny Petrovic dead, the relations between Kenny Petrovic and Mikhail Faustin become even worse. Dimitri tries to mediate, but also finds out from Bulgarin that the man who murdered Vlad, Niko Bellic, owes him after a ship he was overseeing sank in the Adriatic. Ray wants Bellic dead, whereas Petrovic wants Faustin dead. Rascalov is being put in the middle of all the conflicts. Gennadi and Vadim, much to Sergei's and Marko's surprise, pressure Dimitri to advance in the hierarchy and take over from Faustin. Behind Faustin's back, Dimitri calls a meeting with Petrovic and Bulgarin, where he and Gennadi propose a plan to use the man behind the deaths of Vlad and Lenny, Niko Bellic, as the killer of Faustin, in order to use him as a scapegoat. Petrovic is hesitant to the idea, but after Gennadi agrees to murder Josef Lisitsyn for him, he agrees to the idea. Rascalov tasks Bellic personally with killing Faustin at Perestroika, who successfully carries out the assassination. Soon after, Niko is left for dead by Dimitri and Bulgarin, but survives. Due to this, Rascalov orders Gennadi and Vadim to burn down Bellic's apartment and the Express Car Service.

Mikhail's death becomes a big turn of events for the Russian Mafia - with Dimitri becoming now the pakhan of his crime syndicate and Gennadi becoming his second-in-command. Over time, he eradicates any mobsters questioning Dimitri's leadership and the family soon expands all over Liberty City and Alderney. During that time, Gennadi also starts working for Ray Bulgarin, who attempts to buy the Liberty City Rampage team from Marki Ashvilli, Petrovic's Georgian lieutenant. As Petrovic is reluctant to do so, he attempts to find a way around it, by getting involved with Eduard Borodin, a Russian oligarch involved in financing terrorist activities and private friend of Ashvili. Borodin offers Bulgarin to talk on a helicopter ride, with Gennadi piloting. The talk however goes awry, as Borodin murders the prostitute accompanying them by kicking her out of the helicopter, prompting the response of the LCPD. Despite his personal disgust for Eduard, Zhukov agrees to work for him out of the Majestic Hotel.

Another contact that hired Gennadi for work is Kenny Petrovic. Admiring his skills, he asks Gennadi to oversee a drug operation in Northern Gardens which is shot up by the Spanish Lords. Soon after, they also attempt to murder Sergei for stealing his drugs, with Sal Morales, one of their main captains, planting a bomb at his freshly stolen Buccaneer car. Gennadi however saves Sergei's life, by driving the rigged car while drunk and using it to cause damage to one of their drug labs. Kenny Petrovic had other hitmen work for him, including the Irish-German Wilbert Wetterer and Rami Yalon. The latter, due to Petrovic's ordering him to perform hits against the Lupisella Crime Family, has witnessed his son being murdered by Sonny Honorato. As a way of repaying and it being a "retirement gift" for Yalon, Kenny asks Gennadi to murder Honorato at the apartment blocks in Northern Gardens, which Zhukov successfully carries out.

Rascalov turns out to be a dependable leader, managing to involve himself with the Ancelotti Crime Family. Their Don, Giovanni Ancelotti, soon obtains Gennadi's number and asks him to come to his house in Acter for work. There, Zhukov meets Gracie Ancelotti, who immediately takes a liking to him. The first task he gives out is bringing Charles Matteo, his underboss, from Algonquin to his hideout at the Alderney Sprunk Factory in Tudor, all the while avoiding rival Mafia families from identifying him. Among other things, Gennadi also kidnaps the Union Official for him and disrupts an Albanian operation in Port Tudor, suspecting that they have killed his capos, Anthony Spoleto and Frank Garone.

Unfortunately, Bulgarin's plan to buy Liberty City Rampage has failed completely, mostly due to Borodin's incompetence. Gennadi unwillingly incures the wrath of Jon Gravelli and the Gambetti Crime Family, as Borodin asks him to steal drugs from them, whereafter they soon attempt to have him killed, but Gennadi saves him. This decision turns out to have been the biggest nail in the coffin for the organisation. Borodin soon dies in a helicopter crash, which unknowingly to Gennadi was an assassination carried out by Niko Bellic and Jacob Hughes on orders of United Liberty Paper. Moreover, Dimitri's mental health slowly starts deterioriating, in which he ironically starts mirroring Faustin - he sadistically threatens murdering the Bellics, which Vadim completely ignores, but Zhukov tries to cut short. Things start to look grim for the Bratva.

Another fiasco on the Russian side was the kidnapping of Roman Bellic. Pyotr Vasiliev, the older brother of Vadim, was tasked by Rascalov to organise the kidnapping. With Gennadi's help, he and Marko locate Roman Bellic and are later taken to Ashley Butler. Soon after, Vadim and Gennadi arrive to the Lompoc Avenue Warehouse to take over from Pyotr and Marko, they also take a picture of Roman to be sent to Niko. Zhukov and Vasiliev later leave, with a few other goons taking their place, but the place is soon shot up and Roman is rescued by Niko. Furious, Dimitri doesn't know what to do, Gennadi pressures him to murder Pyotr, whereas Vadim defends him. Ultimately, the older Vasiliev skips town. This turns out to be the start of a rift between the younger Vasiliev and Zhukov.

Nearby the aforementioned warehouse, Kenny Petrovic decides to hold a meeting between him and Park Young-Guk, the leader of the Korean Mob, in order to rip the Koreans off, steal their money and ease the tensions between the Petrovic Mafiya and the Gambetti Family. The deal doesn't go to plan, as the Koreans, who brought Sal Morales of the Spanish Lords for extra muscle, also want to rip the Russians off, which ends with Wilbert Wetterer shooting Young-Guk dead from afar after the Koreans raise their guns, leaving both parties to leave with what they had to offer. Gennadi along with two goons protect Petrovic from the onslaught of the LCPD and escape back to Hove Beach. Kenny is very angry, as the whole debacle hasn't been fixed up and he will have to talk with Bulgarin personally about the incident. Gennadi also manages to take compromising pictures of Bryce Dawkins and Bernie Crane at the Hercules gay club, before provoking a shoot out with Dawkins' bodyguards.

A meeting between the leaders is called, but Dimitri does not arrive. Petrovic and Bulgarin end up going at their throats, with the former blaming the latter for messing with the Gambetti Crime Family and the death of his captain, Marki Ashvilli. Bulgarin in turn calls Petrovic a fraud for using his son's death as a way to manipulate people and not cutting him into the profits of Russian Organized Crime enough and suspects he is the one who ordered his lieutenant, Gogi Gamrekeli to be killed. He also says he found out about his diamonds being bought by The Cook. Gennadi mediates between the two sides and manages to defuse the conflict, however Kenny tells him that he is leaving Liberty City for Los Santos for a while, so that things can cool down. Moreover, he accuses Dimitri of cutting into Petrovic's profits too much, moreover he suspects he might have had led to Lenny's death on purpose to take over from Faustin. Ray in turn orders Gennadi to drop by at his place for work regarding the diamonds, who hastily mediates between all sides and as Dimitri's representant claims that if Dimitri indeed did do anything behing Kenny's back, it's not the entire Family's fault, much to Vadim's chargrin. The meeting is shot up by the Gambettis, with Gennadi, Ray and Kenny shooting their way through the attackers. Zhukov then drops Petrovic off at the Francis International, while avoiding pursuing Gambetti goons.

As it turns out, Dimitri has been arrested and is held in custody. The Russian Mafia has a rat, with Sergei and Marko finding out it's no one else than Andrei Maximov, a lazy and incompetent drug trafficker for the Bratva. He's turning states, and his testimony appears to be crucial to crack down on all of Liberty City's Russian Organized Crime, not only Rascalov. Sergei then concocts a plan to murder Maximov at the East Holland Police Station. Reluctant to side with Gennadi, Vadim decides to go with Marko, while Sergei rides shotgun with Zhukov on the hit. The four approach the station in separate cars and murder many LCPD officers, with Gennadi killing Maximov in the end. Dimitri is left out, with Vadim picking him up, leading to Vadim picking on Zhukov once more that he "isn't putting enough faith into the boss". Gennadi becomes disenchanted with the Russian Mafia's future and considers leaving, slowly seeing through Dimitri's constant manipulation and learning that he was the one who "corrupted a family into a corporation".

On orders of Ray Bulgarin, Gennadi and Timur kidnap The Cook from the docks in East Hook. Timur tortures him and as Gennadi arrives at Bulgarin's house again, he decapitates him, making Zhukov vomit and feel very nauseated. Bulgarin then pours him many shots of vodka to calm him down and orders him to help Timur in disposing off the cook's body and deliver the head to an apartment in Little Italy, which is meant to be an ambush for Luis Fernando Lopez. They are soon attacked by the Gambetti Family, who have noticed them hanging around their territory. The two evade the mafia goons, with Bulgarin telling Gennadi he's fleeing the country and to remove his number. As a gift, he awards him a Schyster XJ-9 sports car.

Dimitri, now walking free, comes up with a plan to side with Jimmy Pegorino of the Pegorino Crime Family and sell his heroin to Giovanni Ancelotti. During the meeting, the Gambetti Family strike once more and attempt to disrupt it. Rascalov and Vasiliev flee in the former's Super GT, Pegorino, Phil Bell and Ray Boccino flee on their own, whereas Gennadi, Sergei and Marko are left to eliminate the mobsters. Feeling betrayed, Gennadi furiously calls Dimitri and tells him he's quitting from the Bratva and doesn't want to take part in the heroin deal or get involved wit the Italians any further, much to Dimitri's disappointment. He agrees to Zhukov's terms, however he asks him to meet Ancelotti once more, for a final job.

Meanwhile, Ray Boccino calls Gennadi to meet at a neutral area - the apartment blocks in Westminster. There, Ray tips Gennadi off about Phil Bell being a rat and working for another mafia family. He is however not entirely sure and only suspects this. Gennadi connects the dots and reminds himself that Gordon Sargent attempted to sell a batch of cocaine to Kenny Petrovic, which might have been what Bell stole from the Russians. Ray suggests Gennadi to pay a visit to Phil's brother, Mason Bell, who spends his time binge-drinking at the Lucky Winkles in Purgatory and might know more. They are photographed by Salvador Morales, unaware to them. Gennadi thanks him and the two part ways. Soon after, he meets Bell at the bar and engages in a conversation with him, fuelled by shots of vodka. He later shoves Mason into his car and drives around recklessly, scaring him into revealing that Phil is indeed working for Jon Gravelli and that he intends on leaving Liberty City with Pegorino's wife, after making money off the stolen drugs and other heists. Gennadi throws him out in Leftwood and keeps the information for himself.

In the end, Gennadi decides to meet with Giovanni Ancelotti for his final job. He is seen talking with Ray Bulgarin about Gay Tony and Luis Lopez. Giovanni's job involves murdering Jon Gravelli, if that is done, he will agree to buy the heroin from Pegorino. Gennadi is a bit disgusted by the fact that he has to murder a dying man, but agrees. He then steals an ambulance and meets with Ancelotti's men, dresses up into pajamas and is taken to Schottler Medical Center under pretense of a heart attack. Zhukov then gets up and knocks out Gravelli's men stealthily, however as he approaches the elderly Don of the mob, he learns that he is already dead. He quickly leaves the hospital and tells Ancelotti and Rascalov that the hit "went successfully." The former thanks him dearly, whereas Rascalov laughs at him for not wanting to take part in the heroin deal anymore. To celebrate, Gennadi goes to Jerkov's bar and gets heavily drunk, to the point that he loses consioussness.

He soon is woken up by Phil Bell, who sucker-punches him and taunts him for messing with his brother, trying to kill Gravelli and trying to expose his treacherous nature - it turns out Gennadi was kidnapped by Bell and his men, who are about to murder him. Phil leaves, leaving a Gambetti goon to attempt slitting his throat. The man however is shot dead by Sergei and Marko, who arrived to save Gennadi. Dimitri and Vadim said that he is a "lost cause" and that it's not worth saving him, despite his huge impact on the influence of the Russian Mafia. Sergei and Marko deserted and left to look for Gennadi, who is very grateful, but also feels betrayed by Rascalov and Vasiliev. The three escape and split up. Soon after, Sergei texts Gennadi to meet him at an alleyway in Acter, Alderney.

As it turns out, Dimitri has been killed and before he and Marko can tell Gennadi about Vadim, he cuts the conversation short, stating he doesn't want to hear anything about him whatsoever and doesn't care. Asking themselves what now, Zhukov tells that he intends to go after Phil Bell, so that he doesn't pose no threat to him or people around him anymore. Utryanov and Chernushkin agree to help him. They call Giovanni Ancelotti, who reveals that he intended to send one of his goons to go after Phil, but he allows Gennadi to do so. He also warns that Phil has paid Roy Zito, the new boss of the Gambetti Family to give him a lot of protection and that Phil is intending to skip town via boat. The trio arrive in Tudor, where Bell lives and start an onslaught on Zito's goons. They go through the numerous buildings and also a warehouse, looking for Phil, who is seen running away through a ruined building. The police also become very interested. Gennadi orders to cover him and eliminate any incoming Gambetti mobsters, while he will go after Phil. The two meet at a small dock, where the boat Phil was meant to use is destroyed by Gennadi, leaving him with nowhere to go. The two exchange some words, with Zhukov packing three shots into Bell, killing him and making his body fall into the water. Then he loses the police and meets up with Sergei and Marko for the last time at the cliffs in Leftwood. They decide to remain on good terms and work like they did for their own good, while trying to avoid getting involved with the bigger mobsters of the city and trying to keep a low profile. Giovanni Ancelotti calls him one final time, thanking for his help during these hard times and offering him to take Gracie Ancelotti out from time to time, as after the kidnapping she has become very introverted and lonely. Gennadi agrees, and the two form a strong friendship.

Aftermath
It is unknown what happened with Gennadi after 2008. It is implied that he remained on good terms with Sergei and Marko, he also remained close to Gracie. Kenny Petrovic also considered him a valuable associate and ensured that he would be always welcome in his territory.

Appearance
Gennadi is 38 years old in 2008, although he looks a bit older than he really is. He has hazel eyes, a short, gray buzz cut, which is likely a result of his meth addiction and a mustache and goatee which are brown, hinting that this was his original hair color. He is relatively slender, comparably to Niko Bellic, and remains rather athletic for his health and age, though his running speed is slower than Niko's. Due to his alcoholism, Gennadi has a reddish complexion - he also can drink more than the other protagonists and will sober up faster, hinting that he is used to copious amounts of alcohol. He also has a large tattoo of Jesus Christ in a circle on his chest, which can be easily seen when wearing a suit top. Gennadi can wear a few outfits, although his basic outfit is a black leather jacket with a black undershirt, dark green suit pants and black wingtips. At times, when the situation requires it, such as in the first mission, he wears a more elegant gray coat with a white shirt underneath, although the player can ultimately choose how he should be dressed, unless a mission requires otherwise.

Personality and traits
In comparison with other protagonists, Gennadi is usually rather laid-back and very optimistic. He is talkative and likes to be the center of attention, especially under influence of alcohol. He has a certain degree of charisma and can easily charm other people to join him in various schemes. This also goes for the opposite, he is often pulled into the silly plans of his bosses, especially when money is involved. Overall, Gennadi seems to be quite materialistic and focused on sensory pleasure, he knows no limit in terms of alcohol or drugs, until they nearly cost his life. Zhukov also has a very playful and joking demeanor and likes treating people as equals, he doesn't fear his bosses like Rascalov, Petrovic or Bulgarin, despite that the latter did shock him numerous times. This is also seen when he often pokes fun at Rascalov and treats him like a friend, making jokes and claims about his sexual orientation among other things.

Zhukov knows he is a murderer and a gun for hire and doesn't mind killing, knowing that he chose this way of life and that he can't leave it. In his words, he tries to "detach himself from his nasty job", he attempts to "split himself" into two people, the Gennadi that kills for money and the Gennadi who is charismatic and could be a father or brother figure, as seen in his relations with Vadim or Marko. Despite only a 4 years difference, Sergei also looks up to him, claiming that he wishes he was as "cheerful". Under the surface however, it becomes apparent that Gennadi has a certain degree of self-hatred in himself, using this bright and warm personality as a facade, this also being a reason why he indulged in methamphetamine and still drinks a lot of alcohol. Gennadi also questions some of the hits he has to perform, for example he is slightly disgusted by the thought of murdering Jon Gravelli who is already on his deathbed. As seen in Mr. Drakunov's Assassinations though, he doesn't mind killing women, but to his defense, the targets are unfaithful wives or prostitutes who robbed their clients, among others. Zhukov is also quite sentimental, still using his father's Soviet Pistol, despite it being an old pistol made in the 1950s.

Gennadi is well-liked by his closest friends who are all younger than him and is considered by them to be an "older brother" type of figure. This is especially evident in his relation with Vadim whom he in turn considers almost like a younger brother, despite not knowing him as good as his old mate Sergei. This also proves that Gena has a slightly naive and gullible side to him. A domineering trait of his personality is his natural charisma, meaning he is not only liked by his best friends, but also by farther associates. His kind, playful and friendly disposition makes him seem trustable, however as he himself claims, if the price would be right, he wouldn't have qualms over selling out Dimitri Rascalov to work for Ray Bulgarin, who tested how far his loyalty goes. This does not mean that Gennadi is lacking said trait, however during the time the story unfolds he learns that monetary and physical pleasure is far less of importance than interpersonal relations and mutual trust.

A lot about Gennadi's past is revealed during his conversations with Gracie Ancelotti. It can be noted that despite the fact that he is a hitman, he is not depraved of emotions and was very hurt by Dimitri's and Vadim's betrayal, he also reveals that he is afraid of becoming a father, showing that deep inside sits a fragile man, who has a certain degree of trust issues that stem from the most recent events. He claims they made him "more numb than I ever was".

Grand Theft Auto IV

 * Crime and Punishment (unseen)

The Russian Roulette

 * As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.

Heavy Lies the Crown

 * Bebida Inflamable
 * El Intercambio
 * Omerta

Of Blood and Loyalty

 * Blown the Gaff
 * Hit Hard
 * The Big Leagues

Characters murdered by Gennadi Zhukov

 * Unnamed gypsy traveller - murdered for trying to rob and kill Gennadi's father.
 * Unknown person - murdered on orders of Mikhail Faustin and Dimitri Rascalov before the events of the game.
 * Josef Lisitsyn - murdered on orders of Kenny Petrovic, for turning states.
 * Sonny Honorato - murdered on orders of Kenny Petrovic, for trying to kill him.
 * Andriy Maximov - murdered for ratting out the Russian Mafia and becoming an informant.
 * Phil Bell - murdered for trying to kill Gennadi and working against the Russian Mafia and the Ancelotti Family.

Crimes commited by Gennadi Zhukov

 * Murdering an unnamed person on orders of Mikhail Faustin and Dimitri Rascalov.
 * Persuading a city official by beating him up, to not close the Comrades Bar.
 * Stealing a Schafter with Andrei which was under police protection.
 * Kidnapping Roman Bellic and Niko Bellic.
 * Murdering a large amount of Petrovic Mafiya goons.
 * Helping Ray Bulgarin and Timur escape the National Office of Security Enforcement officials.
 * Stealing cocaine from the Spanish Lords and later selling it to Lenny Petrovic.
 * Murdering Josef Lisitsyn and evading the police.
 * Torching the Broker Safehouse and Express Car Service.
 * Murdering Mikhail Faustin's followers after his death.
 * Forcing the Bahama Mamas nightclub, compound in Acter and Charge Island Boatyard to pay protection money to the Russian Mafia.
 * Defending Kenny Petrovic's methamphetamine production operation from the Spanish Lords.
 * Evading the police after Eduard Borodin throws a woman out of the helicopter they were flying.
 * Defending Charles Matteo from rival mafia families during his escape from Algonquin to the Alderney Sprunk Factory.
 * Torching a Spanish Lords safehouse via bomb that was placed by them in Sergei's Buccaneer.
 * Murdering Sonny Honorato.
 * Kidnapping the Union Official.
 * Helping in the kidnapping of Roman Bellic.
 * Stealing drugs from the Gambetti Crime Family.
 * Defending Eduard Boroding from an onslaught of the Gambetti Family.
 * Cleaning out an Albanian car smuggling operation in Port Tudor.
 * Taking part in a deal between the Petrovic Mafiya and the Korean Mob and evading the police who try to kill/arrest him and Petrovic.
 * Taking compromising pictures of Bryce Dawkins and Bernie Crane, killing their bodyguards and escaping the police.
 * Murdering Andrei Maximov at the East Holland Police Station.
 * Kidnapping The Cook.
 * Disposing of The Cook's body and escaping a Gambetti Family ambush.
 * Taking part in a deal between Rascalov and Jimmy Pegorino and escaping another Gambetti Family ambush.
 * Extorting information and beating up Mason Bell.
 * Attempting to assassinate Jon Gravelli, who is already dead, then successfuly escaping from being kidnapped by Phil Bell.
 * Murdering Phil Bell.

Trivia

 * Originally, Gennadi had no tattoos, as seen on some pictures above.
 * He is mostly inspired by a dream, where a prototype of him was seen dancing at an apartment block in North Holland.
 * His appearance has been inspired by Ivan IV The Terrible and Vladimir Lenin, among others.
 * His personality was built around the idea to not make a linear "killing-machine" type of protagonist. He was also slightly inspired by friends of the writer.
 * Gennadi's face texture has been put together from various characters, including Billy Grey, the Angels of Death lieutenant and various Russian characters. His head model is shared with Darko Brevic.
 * Gennadi doesn't date many women because he claims "he's getting too old for this". The player can still obviously use the services of Prostitutes or visit Strip Clubs, though. It is unknown if his relation with Gracie went any further than just a friendship.
 * Gennadi doesn't meet Johnny Klebitz and Luis Fernando Lopez personally. The only time he meets Niko Bellic is when the latter is knocked out cold by Andrei. Nonetheless, he has a huge effect on their stories.