Dimitri is a dhampir guardian, and one of the best. He was assigned to Lissa, and is Rose Hathaway's teacher.
Dimitri is usually serious, but loyal to those who have earned his trust. He usually keeps to himself due to past events of his life. He is described as a "badass" and a "god" with the way he fights. He puts his job as a guardian before his romance affairs.
Dimitri carries a silver stake on him at all times, along with an old western novel.
Dimitri was born in a town called Baia, in southern Siberia. He was born from a dhampir woman named Olena, and a Moroi man, who’s name is unknown. All we know about Dimitri’s father, is that he used to beat his mother. Dimitri did not like that, and one day beat up his own father, and the man eventually left. Dimitri was raised by Olena and his grandmother, Yeva. He has three sisters named Karolina, Sonya, and Viktoria. It is unknown as to why Dimitri became a guardian, but it can be assumed that it was because of his abusive father. He applied to St. Vladmir’s Academy in Montana, in the United States, where he studied to be a guardian for Moroi vampires.