History Main / SensualSlavs

* The mature Northern Union ship girls from ''VideoGame/AzurLane'', are fairly buxom, and play up their "Russianess" (being modeled like TheBaroness and [[VodkaDrunkenski drunkenly loving Vodka]]) for fanservice. Chapayev is the most straightforward example and fully plays the Sexpot-type Baroness by virtue of being the Union's resident ShamelessFanserviceGirl. The ships Murmansk and Talinn are almost subversions however. Murmansk is really the Eagles Union American ship ''Milwaukee'', and while a number of Americans are Slavic, Murmansk is trying to invoke this trope to fit in such as speaking Russian and taking to Vodka. Talinn meanwhile is the German Ironblood ship ''Lutzow'' that was given to the Soviet Northern Parliament, making her fall under the ethnic UsefulNotes/GermanRussians category. Ironically Talinn's flowing white hair fits how SensualSlavs are portrayed in anime anyway, despite her hesitance to assimilate into Slavic culture.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Scythe}}'' has Olga Romanova of the Rusviet Union. Tall, blond with model good looks she's often posing with her Siberian tiger and in some artwork she's in a miniskirt and carrying a whip. It's telling that Olga is the thumbnail for the iOS version of ''Scythe''. In a game with several other female characters, including fellow Eastern European - Anna of the Polanian Republic, Olga's the only one who's artwork plays up her looks.

* Major Raikov from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
* A certain Not So French woman from ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' comes to mind (half Ukraine, half Japanese, in case you were wondering).

* A male example: Smoke, as he appeared in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', where he is revealed to be [[spoiler:Czechoslovakian;]] his human form was given long grey hair, matching grey eyes and a compelling gravelly voice.
* Kolin from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', who apparently originates from a disbanded Soviet republic, is portrayed as a sensual, dangerous FemmeFatale and sports a strong Russian accent, as well as a classic ''ushanka'' fur hat.
* Wonder-Pink from ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''. From Transylvania, Romania? Check. Eastern-European accent? Check. Does a bunch of sexual poses during her TransformationSequence? Big check. Uses a spiked whip as her weapon? Definitely check. Strong {{Dominatrix}} undertones? Big fat check.

* The [[PlayerCharacter Boss]] in the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series can be portrayed as a sexy Russian woman in [[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird the third game]], with a transparent crush on [[ButtMonkey Pierce]].
* The crowd-funded dating sim ''VideoGame/SummertimeSaga'' has a main plot involving TheMafiya and Russian prostitutes, so this was bound to show up. Nadya is a FemmeFatale MafiaPrincess and one of the MC's possible sexual partners, wanting him to become her babydaddy. After she takes over from her father, she's also indicated to be sleeping with half her (female) staff. Later on, MC can have sex with those same staff members, including her amazonian bodyguard Svetlana and her assistants Katya and Khadne (who is technically Khakas and not Slavic, but she does speak Russian).

* Wonder-Pink from ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''. From Transylvania, Romania? Check. Eastern-European accent? Check. Does a bunch of sexual poses during her TransformationSequence? Big check. Uses a [[WhipItGood spiked whip]] as her weapon? Definitely check. Strong {{Dominatrix}} undertones? Big fat check.

Contrast UglySlavicWomen (its now-[[ForgottenTrope forgotten]] opposite) as well as BrawnHilda (with which UglySlavicWomen often overlapped). See also TheBaroness (a specific [[{{Archetype}} Character Archetype]]), CircassianBeauty, EuropeansAreKinky, GorgeousGreek, HotGypsyWoman and SexyScandinavian. MatzoFever can also overlap if the Sensual Slav is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. If she's a ballerina or an Olympic gymnast (both of which are fields that Russia and other Eastern European countries tend to dominate), there may be overlap with FlexibilityEqualsSexAbility.

* Parodied and subverted with Ukraine and Belarus in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Ukraine is voluptuous with [[GagBoobs huge breasts]] and is implied to have no problems [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey showing them off to get her way]], and when Italy goes around [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext "testing" chests]] her response is to suggestively tell him she won't mind if he "takes responsibility." But this is hilariously dissonant with the rest of her personality; a [[NaiveEverygirl super kind]], [[TenderTears sensitive]], [[TeamMom motherly]] humble farm lady who would be assumed to be TheIngenue. Meanwhile, Ukraine's sister Belarus is a [[ElegantGothicLolita very beautiful]] young woman, with a cold disposition, [[{{Yandere}} violent tendencies]], and lots of sexual knowledge...[[BigBrotherAttraction who only has eyes on her older brother]] and would rather use knives to get her way than her beauty, and she's extremely blunt, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] [[PsychopathicManchild and actually quite childish]]. Poland could count as a parody as well; he's a part-time cross-dresser.

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* Eastern European features are currently highly-coveted in the fashion industry. See, for example, Creator/KarolinaKurkova [[http://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/karolina-kurkova-victoria-secret.jpg link]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3443681503/298406bb80b4b200015400d4932f3f59.jpeg Carmen Kass]], and [[https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Natalia-Vodianova-Vogue-India-October-2017-Cover-Editorial02.jpg Natalia Vodianova]]. This trend is not entirely new: [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ce/1d/83/ce1d8387504fd6369bae4131c42bfb22.jpg Paulina Porizkova]] was on the cover of the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' swimsuit issue multiple times starting in 1984 when she was 19 and then was signed by Estee Lauder.
* Russia has one of the most female-slanted sex ratios in the world, due to a high male mortality rate (with one of the major factors contributing to that being the [[VodkaDrunkenski normalization of heavy alcohol consumption]] among Russian men). As a result, there is more competition between Russian women to score potential dates, so young Russian women take great pains to look as sexy as they possibly can. It's common in Russia to see women wearing makeup, styled hair, high heels, and dresses whenever they're in public, even if they're doing something mundane like buying groceries.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana Roxelana]] was a Ukrainian woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and sent to the Ottoman Empire, where she ended up as a member of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent's RoyalHarem. When he first laid eyes on her, he was so taken by her incredible beauty that he requested her again and again and again. He even broke the established rule of the imperial harem (that each harem girl would have exactly one son, and no more) by having five sons with her, and eventually legally married her. She was also known to use her beauty and intelligence to influence the Sultan, and essentially ran the country from the sidelines- in fact, she ushered in a whole era where the wives of Sultans had incredible influence.
* In [[TheNineties the 1990s]], many in the West were under the impression that women from former Communist countries had been [[NoSexAllowed socially and sexually oppressed for decades]] by the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny regime]], and ''they were [[AllWomenAreLustful eager to recover]] the lost years''.
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Contrast UglySlavicWomen (its now-[[ForgottenTrope forgotten]] opposite) as well as BrawnHilda (with which UglySlavicWomen often overlapped). See also TheBaroness (a specific [[{{Archetype}} Character Archetype]]), CircassianBeauty, EuropeansAreKinky, GorgeousGreek, HotGypsyWoman and SexyScandinavian. MatzoFever can also overlap if the Sensual Slav is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana Roxelana]] was a Ukrainian woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and sent to the Ottoman Empire, where she ended up as a member of SuleimanTheMagnificent's RoyalHarem. When he first laid eyes on her, he was so taken by her incredible beauty that he requested her again and again and again. He even broke the established rule of the imperial harem (that each harem girl would have exactly one son, and no more) by having five sons with her, and eventually legally married her. She was also known to use her beauty and intelligence to influence the Sultan, and essentially ran the country from the sidelines- in fact, she ushered in a whole era where the wives of Sultans had incredible influence.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana Roxelana]] was a Ukrainian woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and sent to the Ottoman Empire, where she ended up as a member of Suleiman I's RoyalHarem. When he first laid eyes on her, he was so taken by her incredible beauty that he requested her again and again and again. He even broke the established rule of the imperial harem (that each harem girl would have exactly one son, and no more) by having five sons with her, and eventually legally married her. She was also known to use her beauty and intelligence to influence the Sultan, and essentially ran the country from the sidelines- in fact, she ushered in a whole era where the wives of Sultans had incredible influence.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana Roxelana]] was a Ukrainian woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and sent to the Ottoman Empire, where she ended up as a member of Suleiman I's RoyalHarem. When he first laid eyes on her, he was so taken by her outstanding beauty that he requested her again and again and again. He even broke the established rule of the imperial harem (that each harem girl would have exactly one son, and no more) by having five sons with her, and eventually legally married her. She was also known to use her beauty and intelligence to influence the Sultan, and essentially ran the country from the sidelines- in fact, she ushered in a whole era where the wives of Sultans had incredible influence.

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* Eastern European features are currently highly-coveted in the fashion industry. See, for example, Creator/KarolinaKurkova [[http://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/karolina-kurkova-victoria-secret.jpg link]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3443681503/298406bb80b4b200015400d4932f3f59.jpeg Carmen Kass]], and [[https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Natalia-Vodianova-Vogue-India-October-2017-Cover-Editorial02.jpg Natalia Vodianova]]. This trend is not entirely new: [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ce/1d/83/ce1d8387504fd6369bae4131c42bfb22.jpg Paulina Porizkova]] was on the cover of the ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' swimsuit issue multiple times starting in 1984 when she was 19 and then was signed by Estee Lauder.
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* Allegedly, the creation of the US Cold War Era aversion of this trope is said to originate from the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames in the 1980s. Steroids were then recent things, and according to the Urban Myth the Soviets pumped their female athletes full of the stuff. Resulting in... Mannish, hairy women.
* Another UrbanLegend circulated in [[TheNineties the 1990s]] claimed women from former Communist countries had been [[NoSexAllowed socially and sexually oppressed for decades]] by the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny regime]], and ''they were [[AllWomenAreLustful eager to recover]] the lost years''.
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* The crowd-funded dating sim ''VideoGame/SummertimeSaga'' has a main plot involving TheMafiya and Russian prostitutes, so this was bound to show up. Nadya is a FemmeFatale MafiaPrincess and one of the MC's possible sexual partners, wanting him to become her babydaddy. After she takes over from her father, she's also indicated to be sleeping with half her (female) staff. Further, MC also takes a shine to Svetlana, Nadya's amazonian bodyguard.

In older works, the French were fascinated with Polish culture, due to being both Catholic countries, and the Poles making France a haven following the dissolution of the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. Those with an {{Orientalis|m}}t bend drew their attention to the {{royal harem}}s of the Ottoman palaces, and might have or have not known that the Sultans favored concubines of Balkan, Russian, or Ukrainian origin, mixed alongside Greeks and women from the Caucasus. The most prominent concubine was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan Hurrem Sultan]], hailing from what is now Ukraine, who started as a harem slave and ending as the most favored wife of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent.

* Wonder-Pink from ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''. From Transylvania, Romania? Check. Eastern-European accent? Check. Does a bunch of sexual poses during her TransformationSequence? Big check. Uses a [[WhipItGood spiked whip]] as her WeaponOfChoice? Definitely check. Strong {{Dominatrix}} undertones? Big fat check.

* In ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', this trope is [[invoked]]: Catwoman disguises herself as a Russian journalist named Miss Kitka to seduce Bruce Wayne.

** ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'' and its ''Uprising'' expansion give us Lieutenant Dasha Fedorovich (pictured above), played by Bosnian-born Ivana Milicevic. There are a number of other sexualized Soviet soldiers as well such as black ops agent Natasha Volkova and air force general Zhana Agonskaya.

Contrast UglySlavicWomen (its now-[[ForgottenTrope forgotten]] opposite) as well as BrawnHilda (with which UglySlavicWomen often overlapped). See also TheBaroness (a specific [[{{Archetype}} Character Archetype]]), CircassianBeauty, EuropeansAreKinky, GorgeousGreek, HotGypsyWoman and SexyScandinavian.

In older works, the French were fascinated with Polish culture, due to being both Catholic countries, and the Poles making France a haven following the dissolution of the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. Those with an {{Orientalis|m}}t bend drew their attention to {{royal harem}}s of the Ottoman palaces, and might have or have not known that the Sultans favored concubines of Balkan, Russian, or Ukrainian origin, mixed alongside Greeks and women from the Caucasus. The most prominent concubine was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan Hurrem Sultan]], hailing from what is now Ukraine, who started as a harem slave and ending as the most favored wife of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent.

In older works, the French were fascinated with Polish culture, due to being both Catholic countries, and the Poles making France a haven following the dissolution of the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. Those with an {{Orientalis|m}}t bend drew their attention to {{royal harem}}s of the Ottoman palaces, and might have or have not known that the Sultans favored concubines of Balkan, Russian, or Ukrainian origin, mixed alongside Greeks and women from the Caucasus. The most prominent concubine was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan Hurrem Sultan]], hailing from what is now Ukraine, the most favored wife of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent.

In older works, the French were fascinated with Polish culture, due to being both Catholic countries, and the Poles making France a haven following the dissolution of the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. Those with an {{Orientalis|m}}t bend drew their attention to {{royal harem}}s of the Ottoman palaces, and might have or have not known that the Sultans favored concubines of Balkan, Russian, or Ukrainian origin, mixed alongside Greeks and women from the Caucasus. The most prominent concubine was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan Hurrem Sultan]], the most favored wife of UsefulNotes/SuleimanTheMagnificent.

Contrast UglySlavicWomen (its now-[[ForgottenTrope forgotten]] opposite) as well as BrawnHilda (with which UglySlavicWomen often overlapped). See also TheBaroness (a specific [[{{Archetype}} Character Archetype]]), SexyScandinavian, GorgeousGreek, HotGypsyWoman and CircassianBeauty.

* Parodied and subverted with Ukraine and Belarus in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Ukraine is voluptuous with [[GagBoobs huge breasts]] and is implied to have no problems [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey showing them off to get her way]], and when Italy goes around [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext "testing" chests]] her response is to suggestively tell him she won't mind if he "takes responsibility." But this is hilariously dissonant with the rest of her personality; a [[NaiveEverygirl super kind]], [[TenderTears sensitive]], [[TeamMom motherly]] humble farm lady who would be assumed to be TheIngenue. Meanwhile, Ukraine's sister Belarus is a [[ElegantGothicLolita very beautiful]] young woman, with a cold disposition, [[{{Yandere}} violent tendencies]], and lots of sexual knowledge...[[BigBrotherAttraction who only has eyes on her older brother]] and would rather use [[KnifeNut knives]] to get her way than her beauty, and she's extremely blunt, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] [[PsychopathicManchild and actually quite childish]]. Poland could count as a parody as well; he's a part-time cross-dresser.

* A male version is Ivan Simanov from ''Film/{{Red}}''. He previously dated [[SmallGirlBigGun Victoria]] back when they were working for their respective agencies (the KGB and [=MI6=] respectively), to the point that she was forced by her superiors to choose between killing him and jeopardizing her mission. [[spoiler:She did shoot him, but he survived.]]

* Irina Jelavic from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', a Southern Slavic assassin specializing in seduction.

** ''ComicBook/SilverSable'' is a silver-haired mercenary/secret agent for the fictitious Eastern European country of Symkaria. In her earlier days she would be doing the PrettyInMink variety of fanservice but in more contemporary times she's mostly about a silver SpyCatSuit.

* ComicBook/BlackWidow in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, so very much. Like her comicbook counterpart she's Russian, though you wouldn't be able to tell by her accent (or her being played by Creator/ScarlettJohansson). As a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, she's also trained to use her sex appeal to seduce targets if the mission calls for it — though usually, she prefers using her fists.
* A male version is Ivan Simanov from ''Film/{{Red}}''. He previously dated [[SmallGirlBigGun Victoria]] back when they were working for their respective agencies (the [=KGB=] and [=MI6=] respectively), to the point that she was forced by her superiors to choose between killing him and jeopardizing her mission. [[spoiler:She did shoot him, but he survived.]]

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Orphan Orphan]] : Horribly deconstructed. [[spoiler: Thanks to a combination of deformity and sexual frustration, the only reason Esther/Leena goes in and out of foster homes is because she wants to seduce the father of the family adopting her. When it invariably fails, she has a nervous breakdown and kills everyone. Rinse and repeat.]] [[spoiler: Oh, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she is actually]] [[{{UsefulNotes/Estonia}} Estonian]]]] , not Russian, so she is not Slavic anyways.

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-->'''Zhanna:''' "YOU."
-->'''Soldier:''' "Back off, lady, I'm eating ''both'' of these."
-->'''Zhanna:''' "''Make love to me.''"
-->{{Beat}}
-->'''Soldier:''' "Okay."
-->''[Zhanna yanks him into the bedroom, causing him to drop the bear leg in the hallway]''

--> '''Zhanna:''' I love you, and I love America!

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