Russia

Russia [Hetalia]


Nation: Russia

Human name: Ivan Braginski

Height: 182 cm/ 71.65 inches

Age: unknown

National flower: sunflower

Favourite drink/food: Vodka

Russia is the tallest of all the nations, but has the innocence and cruelty of a child. He adores vodka and sunflowers. His primary target of resentment is General Winter, because despite using the cold to his advantage in war, he is also attacked by him every year. Russia has a kind face, but has mentally cracked from the strain of his bloody history. Despite his brutalities towards others, he truly means well. The other nations are terrified of him, especially the Baltic Trio (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia), whom he loves to abuse physically and emotionally. Occasionally, he stalks China, while in a panda costume. Russia also has two sisters: his older sister, Ukraine and his younger sister, Belarus. He becomes gloomy and depressed when either of them is on his mind because Ukraine left him to try and make friends in the European Union and Belarus is obsessed with the idea of forcing him to marry her. She seems to be the only other country which Russia fears. Russia happily promises that eventually "all will become one with Russia". Another favorite phrase is "kolkolkolkol", used when he is angered. Russia is often seen carrying a water faucet pipe. For unknown reasons Poland is not afraid of him (probably because Poland is the only country that won a war with him and General Winter).

He also is the second tallest nation after Sweden. He usually wears a long, beige coat and a pink or white scarf, which he never takes off. His hair is greyish blond and his eyes are violet. After 1991, however, he is wearing modern clothes... and the scarf.

Relationships towards other nations
Baltics

The Baltics used to live in Russia's house as servants, and they still are traumatisized from that time. In the first episode, Russia claims that he would love to see Lithuania's troubled face, while he was crawling back to him. He mentioned that this would be 'very funny'. On the other hand, Russia once told Lithuania about his dream to live together with everyone in a warm place where sunflowers bloom. After that, he even let Lithuania sleep on his shoulder without punishing him afterwards.

America

America and Russia hate each other very much. America refers to Russia as a "communist pig" and other such nicknames, while Russia just wants to see him dead. On the other hand, America wanted Russia to be his backup in the Movie (Paint It; White!) - Russia was quite shocked by this statement.

China

China and Russia have a rather good relationship. Occationally, Russia stalks China while in a Panda costume and visits him without telling him before-hand. Once, China was musing to himself and his panda about how Russia would probably betray him soon; Russia then removes the head of the panda costume he was in and asked China how he knew.

France

After the first meeting of the allies, France asked Russia why he smiled the whole time even though everyone was just fighting. Russia answered, that his childhood was very lonely and cold, and that it makes him happy to see everyone being so loud and lively. But just when France felt sympathy for Russia, he crushed every positive feeling with the sentence: "But they won´t be able to fight soon... Because soon they all will become one with me." France is quite afraid of Russia.

England

England is also scared of Russia, and he has some good reasons to be. Russia crushed Busby's Chair twice just by sitting on it, even though everyone else who sits on Busby's Chair soon will die. He once also stopped one of Englands occult summonings by showing up instead of a demon... Or was Russia the demon?

Belarus



Belarus is known as Russia's younger sister, but she loves him in a manner more incestuous than platonic. She wants him to marry her, and has very... interesting methods to 'get the guy'. In the very first episode that she appeared in, Russia hid in a locked room, while she was scratching the door from outside, screaming for him to come out. Then, she 'got rid' of the doorknob... Belarus is the only country Russia is afraid of. She wants him to marry her, but he does not think anything good would come out of this relationship. On the other hand, if he tells her to go away, she might make friends with other countries in the EU like her sister Ukraine. It´s a very uncool situation for Russia.

Ukraine

Ukraine is the elder sister of Russia and Belarus. She is not afraid of Russia like many others, she even calls him 'Russia-chan', and sometimes, 'Vanya'. She's the one that gave him the scarf that he always wears, but she wanted to be the successor of Kievan Rus in exchange - Russia gets depressed when he thinks about that. Ukraine is also very poor. When Russia wanted her to pay the gas bills, she had to stop any contact with him, and started crying. After she left him, she tried desperately to get new friends in the EU. In Ukraines and Belarus' Charactersong, 'Carrots and Sticks', it is implied that she is in love with Russia, too. Belarus does not like her very much.

Russia Artwork by Hidekaz Himaruya


Just like all of the other male countries, Russia has a female version, too. Her name is Anya Braginski and she wears a pink coat and a fluffy white hat. Her hair is long and a bit more blonde than Ivan's is.

...and she also has quite large breasts.

Fangirls
Fangirls love Russia. Even though he is one of the most scary and hated people in the Hetalia universe, he has the largest Fanbase, closely followed by Canada.