Stranger Things Season 3 continues the strong tradition of compelling Russian characters in pop culture.
The following containsStranger ThingsSeason 3spoilers.
In hindsight, its a little surprising that it tookStranger Thingsthis long to introduce The Russians.
In fact, Russians of many dispositions have been mainstays in American art for a long time.
Youre going to get something much better than you deserve.
Vanko inherits both his fathers genius and his hatred for the Stark family.
Maybe Western audiences like to see villains as long as theyre a bit odd to take the edge off.
As you might suspect: he is the Head of the KGB.
And for the leader of such a powerful, secretive organization, hes a pretty gregarious guy.
Hes certainly fond of Americans as evidenced by his decades-long tryst with Mallory Archer.
He may actually even be Sterling Archers father.
Jakov is a highly-competent, but still usually drunk idiot.
The Swede can play anything from Scandanavian to German to yes, Russian.
David Cronenberg is so obsessed with violence that one of his movies is literally calledA History of Violence.
As portrayed by Andrey Ivchenko, Grigori is a ruthlessly efficient killing machine and excellent Russian baddie.
What ultimately happened to Valery is one of theSopranosbiggest mysteries, next to Tonys ultimate fate.
David Chases answer has always been dont worry about it.
In fact, there could probably a whole separate entry about Russian characters in Bond films alone.
Maybe Western writers just cant envision facing a Russian winter without going a little insane.
Shes a perfect distillation of the Eastern mystique.
It was bold, bright and relentlessly optimistic about mankinds capacity for forgiveness and high-minded thinking.
Enterprises capable navigator, Anton Chekov is a prime example of this.
Ok, historically that hasnt been that high an honor.
If Doctor Druid can join the team, were all a few push-ups and a lucky radioactive spill away.
DC residents and mild-mannered travel agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings arent really Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.
In reality, they are Soviet agents Mischa and Nadezhda.
Philip and Elizabeth are, for all intents and purposes, Americans.
Hes the perfect image of Red Menace.
He hangs Iron Curtains in his home.
), Sergei Malatov (The Wire).
