Follow TV Tropes

Following

Characters / The Americans The Soviet Union

Go To

    open/close all folders 

The Soviet Union

Government

    Igor 

Igor Burov

Portrayed By: Boris Lee Krutonog

KGB

    Zhukov 

General Viktor Zhukov

Played By: Olek Krupa

Victor Zhukov is a General in the KGB's First Chief Directorate. He is a mentor and father figure to Elizabeth. He is also the man who arranged her marriage to Philip.


  • Cool Old Guy: Zhukov seems to be a genuinely nice person.
  • Mentor Occupational Hazard: He is assassinated by the CIA in retaliation for the deaths of four FBI agents and a scientist by a renegade faction of the KGB.
  • Old Flame: In "Covert War", Claudia reveals that she used to be romantically involved with Zhukov.
  • Parental Substitute: He seems to genuinely care about Elizabeth and think of her as a daughter. In turn, Elizabeth looks at him like a father.
  • Pet the Dog: A literal example. One scene has Zhukov telling Elizabeth about how much he loves his pet dog.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure
  • The Spymaster: As a General in the KGB's First Directorate, his job is to give orders to KGB agents in the field and oversee operations.

    Timoshev 

Nikolai Timoshev

Portrayed By: David Vadim

Other Residents of the Soviet Union

    Yelena 

Yelena Burova

Portrayed By: Snezhana Chernova

Top