Russians & Communists
There've been lots of Russian characters in the Marvel Universe, and back in the Cold War, lots of Communists. Since lots of the Russians were also Communists, we've combined them here. Non-Russian Communists are those with an asterix (*) after their entries.
Actor (Soviet spy, Iron Man foe)
Airstrike (Dmitri Bukharin, formerly Crimson Dynamo) - by Prime Eternal
Alexi ?? (Hulk character)
Ambassador Gregorovich (Avengers character)
Ander (Russian, Spy Fighters)
Andre ?? (KGB agent, Black Widow foe)
Antonov, Sergey (Russian criminal, Daredevil/Punisher foe)
Anubis of Earth-Shadowline (Doctor Zero foe)
Assassin (terrorist, Committee For Free Emigration, Red Guardian/Tania Belinsky foe)
Auric (Agent foe, Chinese) * -partial entry
Ayjysyt (Russian god)
Baba Yaga (Russian god, Captain Britain foe) - by Will U
Beasts of Berlin (super-intelligent East German gorillas, Giant-Man/Avengers West Coast foes) *
Besedin, Dr. Timor of Earth-148611 (New Universe, Psi-Force character)
Beswick, Theresa (Shang-Chi foe)
Bezukhov, Mrs. (Ivan Petrovich's wife)
Black Death (X-Men villain) - by Sammy7D
Black Widow (Anya Derevkova, Howling Commandos character) - by Markus Raymond
Black Widow (Natasha Romanov)
Black Widow (Yelena Belova)
Black Widow (Petra)
Blayne, Chuck (1950s, Captain America (Burnside) foe) - by Ron Fredricks
Blind Faith (Exiles, Russian mutant Underground) - by Prime Eternal
Bogatin (Russian arms dealer, Daredevil foe)
Bora (mutant assassin, Avant Guard, Spider-Man/Moon Knight foe)
Boris ?? (Commissar (Bruskin) ally)
Boris (Power Man/Iron Fist foe) - by Norvo
Bogatyr (Bogatyri)
Bogatyri (Avengers West Coast foes) - by Proto-Man
Brackett (Commissar (Bruskin) ally)
Brement, Yelena (Valentin Shatalov's lover) - by Prime Eternal
Brevlov, Yuri (Hulk character) - by Spidermay
Brushov, Yuri (Avengers foe) - by Prime Eternal
Captain Andreyivich (Black Widow foe) - by David Lawrence
Coldsteel (Josef Stalin's soul, Satannish's Lethal Legion, Avengers West Coast foe)
Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
Colonel Razumihin (Seraph ally)
The Combine (Avengers foes) - by Prime Eternal
Commissar (Alexi Brushkin, Black Widow (Romanov) trainer)
Committee for Free Immigration (terrorists, Defenders foes)
Comrade Arachnid of Earth-31886 (Parkerov, Russian defender of the proletariat) - by Loki
"Comrade X" (Ant-Man & Avengers West Coast foe; former U.S.S.R. spy)
Concussion (Exiles, Russian mutant underground) - by Prime Eternal
The Confessor (contract killer & mercenary, former KGB, Maverick foe) - by The Squid
Constantin ?? (Yama Nuri foe)
The Cooler (Ivan the Terrible's prison)
Cossack (former Russian agent, Daredevil/Black Widow foe)
Cossack (Marvel Boy character) - by Markus Raymond - possibly
Cossack Ghost Rider (Ghost Rider character) - by Loki
Crimson Dynamo (Anton Vanko, creator of the armor) - by Prime Eternal
Crimson Dynamo (Boris Turgenov, Iron Man foe) - by Prime Eternal
Crimson Dynamo (Alex Nevsky, Vanko's assistant) - by Prime Eternal
Crimson Dynamo (Yuri Petrovitch, Champions foe)
Crimson Dynamo (Dmitri Bukharin, Airstrike)
Crimson Dynamo (Valentin Shatalov, Iron Man foe) - by Prime Eternal
Crimson Dynamo of Earth-987
Crimson Dynamo (the Answer's enforcer, Captain America foe) - by Prime Eternal
Crimson Dynamo (Gennady Gavrilov) - by Prime Eternal
Crusher (Iron Man foe) - by Prime Eternal
Cypress (Roxxon agent, Shadowcat and Meggan foe) - by Markus Raymond
Darkstar of Earth-987
Daughters of Baba Yaga (Captain Britain foes)
Deadmaker (Spider-Man foe) - by Minor Irritant
Decathalon (Marvel Age character, lost in the vaults somewhere...) - by Monzo
Dehman Doosha of New Universe (Psi-Force/Crasniye Solleetsi) - by Prime Eternal
Demon Within of New Universe (Dehman Doosha)
Devastator (Kirkov Petrova, Russian super-spy, Hulk foe) - by MarvellousLuke
Dr. Volkh (Bogatyri)
Doctor Yes (Venom foe) - by Minor Irritant
Do, Johnny of New Universe (Dehman Doosha)
Dog (Agent foe, Chinese) *
Doppelganger (X-Factor foe)
Drenkov, Igor (Hulk foe)
Electro (50's Captain America foe) - by Prime Eternal
Executioner (Lupa Lupoff, Captain America of the 1950's foe) - by Spidermay
Exiles (Russian mutan underground) - by Prime Eternal
Flagwatch #133 (agent of Alexi Vazhin) - by Prime Eternal
Fyodor ?? (KGB agent, Black Widow foe)
Fyodr ?? (Red Guardian (Belinsky) character)
Gargoyle (Yuri Topolov, Hulk foe) - by Skippy Farlstendoiro
The General (Cage inmate) - by Patrick D Ryall
General Fang (Asian Communist general, Hulk foe) - by Prime Eternal *
General Kharkov (Red Guardian (Belinsky) character)
General Wo (Chinese general, Captain America foe) *
Georgi of Earth-31886 (newspaper head)
Gold (Agent foe, Chinese) * -partial entry
Gorham, Dave (Russian, Spy Fighters)
Gregirova of New Universe (Siberian Project)
Grim Hunter (Spider-foe, son of Kraven the Hunter) - by Henrique Ferreira
Grozick, Igor (pre-FF character) - by John Kaminski
Guerilla fighters (led by Hu Sak, Thor foes) *
Half-Face (Asian weapons designer, Iron Man fan) *
Hammer (agent of Ivan the Terrible, Maverick foe) - by The Squid
Healer of New Universe (Inyushin, Anastasia)
Heart Devourer (vampire from Russian folklore)
Heatseeker of New Universe (Dehman Doosha)
Hellfire Club Moscow (X-Force foes) - by MarvellousLuke
"Holy Grail" (Russian mutant underground)
Hookworms (mutated Leviathan troops)
Horse (Agent foe, Chinese) *
Hu Sak (Thor foe) - by John Kaminski *
Inyushin, Anastasia of New Universe (Psi-Force) - by Prime Eternal
Iron Comrade (1940s "Soviet Super-Soldiers") - by Loki
Iron Curtain (Exiles, Russian mutant underground) - by Prime Eternal
Iron Maiden (Superia's Femizons, former Soviet agent, Black Widow foe)
Ivan The Terrible (Russian mob boss, Maverick foe) - by The Squid
Ivanov, Maxim (Hellfire Club Moscow, X-Force foe) - by MarvellousLuke
Kag (Captain America of the 1950's foe) - by Spidermay *
Karsov, Maria (Olympic figure skater, the Mole Man's Outcasts)
Kasatanov, Valeri (Skull-Jacket character)
Kashuygin, Vlad (Russian scientist, Marvel RPG character) - by David Lawrence
Kaslov, Mr. (Red Guardian (Belinsky) character)
Katrinka ?? (Black Widow (Romanoff) foe)
Kedrov, Natalya (mistress of Ivan The Terrible, Maverick ally) - by The Squid
Kee-Sai (Captain America of the 1950's foe) *
Kharkov, Anton (Sophia's father)
Kharkov, Idel (Sophia's mother)
Kharkov, Sophia Ilyitch (Ursa Major character) - by Markus Raymond
Kiev, Dr. Yuri (Red Guardian android creator, Black Widow foe)
Klausvichnova, Irma (Black Widow character) - by MarvellousLuke
Kollanti Vishnevetsky, Zoya of New Universe (Sillatochca's wife, Psi-Force character)
Komarovshky, Maria (Black Widow character)
"Kopiya" (Russian super soldiers, Black Widow foes) - by Loki
"Koshka" ("Kopiya", Black Widow foe)
Kosinsky, Katya (Black Widow character)
Krushki of the Exiles (Captain America foe, Red Skull agent)
Krylova, Marya (Presence's wife)
Kurasov, Simyon (X-Men ally) - by Prime Eternal
Kuryestan (Peace Corpse)
Kutuzov, Colonel (Starcore astronaut) - by Proto-Man
Langstrom, Dr. Etta (Russian scientist, employee of Ivan the Terrible) - by The Squid
Lenya (Yuri Petrovitch's dog)
Leviathan (Soviet subversive organization, Secret Warriors foes) - by Minor Irritant
Levin, Major Debra (Alexi Vazhin's aide) - by Prime Eternal
Lieutenant von Doom of Earth-717
Lupoff, Arnold (Executioner's husband)
Lucas, Cyril (Captain America foe) - by Prime Eternal *
Luchkov, Georgi (Black Widow foe) - by Markus Raymond
Madame X (former Soviet spy, Ant-Man & Avengers West Coast foe)
Makarova, Anya (ballerina, Colossus character) - by Marvellous Luke & Norvo
Man in the Rat Hole (Worm Man)
masters in the Soviet Union (Igor Grozick superiors)
Medvedev (Commissar (Bruskin) ally)
Mendev (Peace Corpse)
Mentac (Exiles, Russian mutant Underground) - by Prime Eternal
Mikhail ?? (Shadowcat/Meggan character)
Mindsinger (Young Gods) - by Prime Eternal
"Mishka" ("Kopiya", Black Widow foe)
Mongu (Boris Monguski. Soviet agent, Hulk foe)
Monkey (Agent foe, Chinese) *
Monster-Master (Iron Man foe) *
Morningstar (West Coast Avengers foe)
"Mountain Men" (Ursa Major foes)
Night Witch (1940s "Soviet Super-Soldiers") - by Loki
Nikolai ?? (Yama Nuri foe)
Nina ?? of New Universe (Sillatochca's daughter, Psi-Force character)
Ninotchka (Power Man/Iron Fist foe) - by Norvo
Oleg (Namor foe) - by John Kaminski
Omega Red of Earth-9112
Panshin, Col. Dmitri Oleg (former KGB assassin)
Panshin, Sergei (Dmitri Oleg's son)
Panshin, Sonya (Dmitri Oleg's wife)
Peace Corpse (Russian terrorists, Avengers foes) - by Prime Eternal
Penkovsky, Zhenya (Black Widow character)
Perun (Russian god, People's Protectorate) - by Will U
Petrovich, Ivan (Black Widow character) - by Chadman
Pilot Korolyev (Major Rychenko's pilot)
Presence (Defenders foe) - by Chadman
Prokvitch, Illyich (Peace Corpse)
Proletariat (1940s "Soviet Super-Soldiers") - by Loki
Puceanu, William (Meggan's father) - by Loki
Pushkin, Ivan (1950s defector) - by Grendel Prime
Pyotr ?? (Red Guardian (Belinsky) foe)
Quark (Havok/Wolverine character)
Radioactive Man (Igor Stancheck, Black Panther foe) - by Markus Raymond
Rasputin, Iliana of Earth-717
Rasputin, Illyana of Earth-987 (Colossus' sister)
Rasputin, Illyana of Earth-987 (Colossus' daughter)
Rasputin, Peter (Colossus) of Earth-523004
Rasputin, Piotr of Earth-717
Rawborgs (X-Force/Peter Wisdom foes) - by Flank Mclargehuge
Razumihin, Colonel (Seraph ally, Defenders character)
Red Barbarian (Soviet General, Iron Man foe)
Red Flag (Venom foe) - by Minor Irritant
Red Guardian (1940's hero) - by Per Degaton
Red Guardian (Alexi Shostakov, Avengers foe) - by Chadman
Red Guardian (android, Black Widow foe)
Red Guardian (Defenders member, Starlight) - by Chadman
Red Guys of Earth-13182 (Galactus appeared over Moscow in a world without FF)
Red Skull (50's incarnation) - by Per Degaton
Red Sky (Russian government group)
Red Widow (Winter Guard member/manipulator, Red Room graduate) - by Proto-Man
"Reds Who Imprisoned Thor" (Thor foes) - by John Kaminski
Richards, Rudion (U.F.F.F.) of Earth-717
Rodstvow of Earth-148611 (New Universe, Psi-Force foe)
Romanoff, Natasha (U.F.F.F.) of Earth-717
Ronin (Alexi Shostakov, Black Widow foe) - by Chadman
Russian Bear Ghost Rider (Ghost Rider character) - by Loki
Russian Gods - by Will U
Russian Warborgs (X-Force/Peter Wisdom foes) - by Flank Mclargehuge
Sasha (Alexi Vazhin's aide)
Scarlet Beetles (Hungarian, Avengers West Coast foe) *
Seraph (Defenders character) - by Chadman
She-Devil (Agent foe, Chinese) *
Shelkov, Fyodr (People's Protectorate liaison) - by Prime Eternal
Shepalov, Gennadi of New Universe (Siberian Project, Psi-Force character)
Sibercat (Illyich Lavrov, Russian mutant government operative) - by Loki
Siberforce (Russian mutan underground, Exiles) - by Prime Eternal
Sickle (agent of Ivan the Terrible, Maverick foe) - by The Squid
Sillatochca of New Universe (Red Sun Soviet Paramilitary Task Force, Psi-Force character)
Silver (Agent foe, Chinese) * -partial entry
Skull-Jacket (Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)/Black Cat foe) - by Spidermay
Slade, Jim (Captain America of the 1950's character)
Snow Leopard(s) (mutants, Black Widow/Night Raven foes)
Soul Skinner (X-Men foe; mutant) - by The Squid
"Soviet Spacemen" (Bob Brant and the Trouble-Shooters foes) - by Ron Fredricks
"Soviet Super-Soldiers" (1940s Russian heroes) - by Loki
Soviet Super-Soldiers of Earth-987
Spacemen (Namor foes)
spy leader (1950s, Chuck Blayne master; Captain America (Burnside) foe)
Spy who cannot be Caught (Worm Man)
Stalin, Josef (Communist Soviet ruler)
"Stasi" of New Universe (Inyushin, Anastasia)
Stencil (Exiles, Russian mutant underground) - by Prime Eternal
Strokov (Peace Corpse)
Suhkarov, Dimitri (Wolverine character)
Suhkarov, Viktoria (Dimitri's daughter)
Sunbird (1940s "Soviet Super-Soldiers") - by Loki
Svantovit (Russian god)
Svarog (Russian god) - by Will U
Svyatogor (Bogatyri)
Synthesizer (Soviet Super Soldiers character) - by Prime Eternal
Szymanski, Petrov of New Universe (Siberian Project, Psi-Force foe)
Tegai, Arkady (Synthesizer)
"Temnota" ("Kopiya", Black Widow foe)
Timas (Dakota North foe)
Trifanov, Yuri (People's Protectorate's p.r. man) - by Prime Eternal
Ultimate Federalist Freedom Fighters (U.F.F.F.) of Earth-717
Underground Mutant Safe-System (Russian mutant underground) - by Prime Eternal
unidentified alleged Russian agents (Ulysses Bloodstone characters...kind of)
unidentified mutant (Russian mutant underground)
Ursa Major of Earth-987
Vanguard of Earth-987
Vasilievna, Zoya (Synthesizer)
Vazhin, Colonel Alexi (KGB, X-Men ally) - by Prime Eternal
Vladimer ?? (Red Guardian (Belinsky) character)
Vladimiroff, Serge of New Universe (Siberian Project, Psi-Force character)
Volk (Wolverine foe) - by Markus Raymond
Vollock, Natalia (X-Men character) - by MarvellousLuke
Voroshilov (Peace Corpse)
Warhide (unpublished Marvel UK title, former Russian agent) - by Loki
Worm Man (Strange Tales character) - by John Kaminski
Yuri ?? (Shadowcat/Meggan character)
Zamatev (Russian agent, Black Widow foe)
Zenia ?? of New Universe (Sillatochca's daughter, Psi-Force character)
Zotov, Anya of New Universe (Siberian Project)
List initially compiled by Flank McLargehuge
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