Scuttlebutt pegs him as a grumpy and politically dangerous person with little heart after the death of so many of circles when Earth was bug bombed.

Inspector Zhivago is a Mil Int independent investigator. He has no problem letting people know he ultimately reports to the centers on Earth. His duties are specifically to provide a view point on all the Mob Inf, Fleet, SRD and even Mil Int activities.

He is thus not in the chain of command of almost everyone. He rarely arrests someone himself but has been known to make calls that bring over those that carry out the action.

While out of military life he was involved in a psychiatric/psychology practice. Serious police cases consulted with him. After the destruction of Moscow he rejoined MilInt. His childhood was spent in the Urals.

He is in his early 50s and if not for the war his less than average physique might not have let him back in. He takes medication on a regular basis, a weakness he abhors in himself.

When interrogating he is known to switch talking styles believing the technique of uncertainty prevents the criminal mind from co-ordinating its defense.

He is Medusa qualified and is a psychic resistant. Being psychic resistant means he does not really register emotions or sympathy with people. He comes across as blunt, direct and abrasive on almost all occasions.