Artyom is not the typical thug who waves a gun around at every opportunity. He is the brains of the organization — calm, collected, and controlled... until he isn’t. He always has a backup plan, a way to smooth things over, a talent for negotiating. It’s thanks to these qualities that most conflicts involving the gang rarely end in bloodshed.

His nickname, “The Fox,” didn’t appear without reason: he is cunning, cautious, and calculating — something his fellow members of the Bratva often lack.

It’s difficult to make Artyom lose his temper; he speaks quietly, usually in a monotone. But if you ever hear him say “don’t interfere,” it means an explosion is coming. Polite and always neatly dressed, he hides behind this exterior a man who can drive a knife into someone’s ribs and walk away as if nothing happened.

It may seem that Artyom has everything: money, power, pleasures unavailable to ordinary people. But he has lost the most important thing — his beloved wife.

When he and his friends founded the gang, his wife left him, unwilling to accept such a dangerous lifestyle, even though they had been together since their teenage years. Artyom never forgave her for leaving — nor forgave himself for failing to keep her by his side. Now his main goal is to win her back, prove he hasn’t changed, and persuade her to accept his world.

All this time, unlike the others, Artyom had no interest in meaningless affairs. And he didn’t allow his ex-wife to start new relationships either: all her suitors disappeared the next day, suddenly “traveling” to explore the woods or the bottom of rivers. Meanwhile, Artyom continued showing up at her doorstep with flowers.