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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Displays some empathy towards his workers and is not particularly hardass by Sovietstandards.standards; [[spoiler: After Nina confesses to her treasonous behavior to him at the end of Season 1, for example, he doesn't immediately punish her, but decides to give her a chance to redeem herself by using her relationship with Stan to act as a ReverseMole for the KGB.]]
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Arkady Invanovich Ivanovich Zotov is the KGB's resident in the United States and does his work out of the Soviet Embassy, He meets regularly with Vasili Nikolaevich, an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy with whom he rarely sees eye to eye. Vasili seems more focused on maintaining his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Arkady seems more focused on the various missions at hand and has a more direct approach to doing his job. Arkady is a thoughtful and pragmatic leader, however, and is always looking for ways in which even a potentially bad development can be turned into an opportunity.
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* GenreSavvy: While most of the KGB are horrified/outraged that the Americans planted fake submarine plans for the KGB to steal, Oleg is the only character to point out that had the engineers and USSR officials done their jobs correctly and tested the specifications thoroughly, the whole affair would have been avoided. Later, he justifies his one-time treason to Stan by explaining that Soviet scientists don't have the resources necessary to deal with hazardous potential of their work and therefore cannot do it responsibly. He is proven completely correct when one of their agents is infected with a deadly virus because the biohazard container he was given was improperly made, and when the KGB can't even be bothered to transport a rat infected with the same virus in anything safer than a common mason jar.
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* FriendlyEnemy: With Stan in Season 4. [[spoiler: They seem to be the only two people who really felt Nina's death. It leads to Oleg leaking William's existence to him.]]
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* AmicableExes: She and her husband, Boris, have a warm and affectionate relationship despite being separated for years and both having relationships with other people. It's implied that he was among the members of her family that benefited from the stereo smuggling scheme that originally landed her in trouble.
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!!Tatiana Evgenyevna Ruslanova
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* SuddenPrincipledStand: After years of betraying whatever side she's on to save her own skin, [[spoiler:Nina attempts to sneak a message out of the country on behalf of her kidnapped friend instead of reporting on him to her handlers. She gets a bullet to the back of the head for her compassion.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Amanda Taub has argued in Vox that Arkady is the show's moral center. [[http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11512768/the-americans-episode-7-recap-travel-agents-martha Spoilers for season 4, episode 7.]] While every other character compromises their values and ultimately crosses their MoralEventHorizon at some point or another, Arkady refuses.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Don't let the way she acts fool you.
* {{Blackmail}}: Faces this from Stan Beeman, forcing her to work as TheMole.
* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler:Becomes one for the KGB after she confesses to being TheMole.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Don't let the way she acts fool you.
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!!Vasili Nikolaevich
->'''Played By:''' Peter von Berg
Vasili Nikolaevich is an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy who is quite content to maintain his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Vasili's duties often have him meeting with KGB resident Arkady Invanovich, and the two don't always see eye to eye.
* DirtyOldMan: Carries on an affair with Nina, who's young enough to be his daughter.
* [[spoiler:{{Frameup}}: Stan frames him as TheMole at the Russian Embassy to protect Nina's identity... and possibly because he's also angry that Vasili is sleeping with her.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: With Nina, although only he is under the illusion of it being a "romance".
* PunchClockVillain: Like most of the other characters, he's only doing his job and his status as "villain" is only in the eyes of the FBI and Nina.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: As a result of the FrameUp, he's sent back to the USSR. As of Season 2, TheBusCameBack with him effectively exiled to Siberia.]]
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[[folder:Vlad]]
!!Vlad Kosygin
->'''Played By:''' Vitaly Benko
Vlad Kosygin is a co-worker of Nina's in the Soviet Embassy. He's a quiet and shy guy, but clearly has some feelings for Nina.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Heavily implied, for Nina.
* KilledOffForReal: Shot by Beeman in a fit of rage.
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!!Vasili Nikolaevich
->'''Played By:''' Peter von Berg
Vasili Nikolaevich is an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy who is quite content to maintain his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Vasili's duties often have him meeting with KGB resident Arkady Invanovich, and the two don't always see eye to eye.
* DirtyOldMan: Carries on an affair with Nina, who's young enough to be his daughter.
* [[spoiler:{{Frameup}}: Stan frames him as TheMole at the Russian Embassy to protect Nina's identity... and possibly because he's also angry that Vasili is sleeping with her.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: With Nina, although only he is under the illusion of it being a "romance".
* PunchClockVillain: Like most of the other characters, he's only doing his job and his status as "villain" is only in the eyes of the FBI and Nina.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: As a result of the FrameUp, he's sent back to the USSR. As of Season 2, TheBusCameBack with him effectively exiled to Siberia.]]
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[[folder:Vlad]]
!!Vlad Kosygin
->'''Played By:''' Vitaly Benko
Vlad Kosygin is a co-worker of Nina's in the Soviet Embassy. He's a quiet and shy guy, but clearly has some feelings for Nina.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Heavily implied, for Nina.
* KilledOffForReal: Shot by Beeman in a fit of rage.
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!!Nina Sergeevna Kirilova
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I do everything for you. I do my best."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Annet Mahendru
A Russian embassy worker who is ensnared by Stan Beeman and forced to work as a mole. She gradually proves herself to be more savvy than she seems, and [[spoiler:even begins an affair with Beeman.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Don't let the way she acts fool you.
* {{Blackmail}}: Faces this from Stan Beeman, forcing her to work as TheMole.
* [[spoiler:DoubleAgent: Becomes one for the KGB after she confesses to being TheMole.]]
* HoneyTrap: For Vasili.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Most of the things she does are aimed at keeping herself alive and well.
* [[LieBackAndThinkOfEngland Lie Back And Think Of The USSR]]: Does this with her boss.
* ManipulativeBitch: When she sets her mind to it she can play people like a fiddle.
* TheMistress: [[spoiler:She's Stan Beeman's 'other woman']]
* TheMole: At Beeman's behest. Then later at KGB's behest.
* MsFanservice: She tends to get the majority of sexy scenes.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: For the second season.
* [[spoiler:SadisticChoice: In ''The Colonel''.]]
* {{Sensual Slav|s}}: Her beauty does not go uncommented on, and she knows how to use it.
* StealingFromTheTill: Steals fancy stuff from the Soviet embassy. This allows the Americans to blackmail her.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: In some of her post-sex scenes.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Beeman. [[spoiler: They don't.]]
* WildCard: Nina is not motivated by love of country or family, she does whatever benefits her the most. She was coerced into helping the FBI after stealing from her embassy for personal financial gain, and ever since then she's gone back and forth between helping the KGB and helping the FBI.
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[[folder:Arkady]]
!!Arkady Ivanovich Zotov
->'''Played By:''' Lev Gorn
Arkady Invanovich Zotov is the KGB's resident in the United States and does his work out of the Soviet Embassy, He meets regularly with Vasili Nikolaevich, an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy with whom he rarely sees eye to eye. Vasili seems more focused on maintaining his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Arkady seems more focused on the various missions at hand and has a more direct approach to doing his job. Arkady is a thoughtful and pragmatic leader, however, and is always looking for ways in which even a potentially bad development can be turned into an opportunity.
* AFatherToHisMen: In ''The Deal'', [[spoiler:Arkady is prepared to sacrifice his career if it means getting Philip safely out of danger.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Displays some empathy towards his workers and is not particularly hardass by Soviet standards.
* SadisticChoice: Gives one to [[spoiler:Nina in ''The Colonel''.]]
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[[folder:Oleg]]
!!Oleg Igorevich Burov
->'''Played By:''' Costa Ronin
A new officer of science and technology at the Soviet Embassy who apparently owes his job to his political connections (specifically, the fact that his dad is a top official in Moscow.) He is a persistent thorn in Arkady and Nina's sides. All the same, he is an extremely savvy spy.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: As Stan discovers to his cost.
* HiddenDepths: He is rather familiar with the ways of the West. Also, it's been hinted that his frat-boy JerkJock attitude notwithstanding, he knows a lot more about business than he lets on.
* ManipulativeBastard
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: In "A Little Night Music", Oleg pull strings to get his security clearance updated, ostensibly to find out why the Center is ignoring his recommendations on Baklanov, but also gains access to Nina's reports on her affair with Beeman.
** Averted by his brother, who serves as an officer in Afghanistan.
* SmugSuper: Oleg constantly assumes that he has a right to know everything that goes on in the Embassy, even though he's just an officer in the science and technology department. As season 2 unfolds, turns out he can in fact back up his words with results.
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[[folder:Nina]]
!!Nina Sergeevna Kirilova
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I do everything for you. I do my best."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Annet Mahendru
A Russian embassy worker who is ensnared by Stan Beeman and forced to work as a mole. She gradually proves herself to be more savvy than she seems, and [[spoiler:even begins an affair with Beeman.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Don't let the way she acts fool you.
* {{Blackmail}}: Faces this from Stan Beeman, forcing her to work as TheMole.
* [[spoiler:DoubleAgent: Becomes one for the KGB after she confesses to being TheMole.]]
* HoneyTrap: For Vasili.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Most of the things she does are aimed at keeping herself alive and well.
* [[LieBackAndThinkOfEngland Lie Back And Think Of The USSR]]: Does this with her boss.
* ManipulativeBitch: When she sets her mind to it she can play people like a fiddle.
* TheMistress: [[spoiler:She's Stan Beeman's 'other woman']]
* TheMole: At Beeman's behest. Then later at KGB's behest.
* MsFanservice: She tends to get the majority of sexy scenes.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: For the second season.
* [[spoiler:SadisticChoice: In ''The Colonel''.]]
* {{Sensual Slav|s}}: Her beauty does not go uncommented on, and she knows how to use it.
* StealingFromTheTill: Steals fancy stuff from the Soviet embassy. This allows the Americans to blackmail her.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: In some of her post-sex scenes.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Beeman. [[spoiler: They don't.]]
* WildCard: Nina is not motivated by love of country or family, she does whatever benefits her the most. She was coerced into helping the FBI after stealing from her embassy for personal financial gain, and ever since then she's gone back and forth between helping the KGB and helping the FBI.
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!!Arkady Ivanovich Zotov
->'''Played By:''' Lev Gorn
Arkady Invanovich Zotov is the KGB's resident in the United States and does his work out of the Soviet Embassy, He meets regularly with Vasili Nikolaevich, an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy with whom he rarely sees eye to eye. Vasili seems more focused on maintaining his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Arkady seems more focused on the various missions at hand and has a more direct approach to doing his job. Arkady is a thoughtful and pragmatic leader, however, and is always looking for ways in which even a potentially bad development can be turned into an opportunity.
* AFatherToHisMen: In ''The Deal'', [[spoiler:Arkady is prepared to sacrifice his career if it means getting Philip safely out of danger.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Displays some empathy towards his workers and is not particularly hardass by Soviet standards.
* SadisticChoice: Gives one to [[spoiler:Nina in ''The Colonel''.]]
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[[folder:Oleg]]
!!Oleg Igorevich Burov
->'''Played By:''' Costa Ronin
A new officer of science and technology at the Soviet Embassy who apparently owes his job to his political connections (specifically, the fact that his dad is a top official in Moscow.) He is a persistent thorn in Arkady and Nina's sides. All the same, he is an extremely savvy spy.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: As Stan discovers to his cost.
* HiddenDepths: He is rather familiar with the ways of the West. Also, it's been hinted that his frat-boy JerkJock attitude notwithstanding, he knows a lot more about business than he lets on.
* ManipulativeBastard
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: In "A Little Night Music", Oleg pull strings to get his security clearance updated, ostensibly to find out why the Center is ignoring his recommendations on Baklanov, but also gains access to Nina's reports on her affair with Beeman.
** Averted by his brother, who serves as an officer in Afghanistan.
* SmugSuper: Oleg constantly assumes that he has a right to know everything that goes on in the Embassy, even though he's just an officer in the science and technology department. As season 2 unfolds, turns out he can in fact back up his words with results.
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