Russia

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Russia one of the main characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White and Hetalia: Axis Powers (anime) as a prominent member of the Allied Forces, along with the characters America, England , France and China.

During the years 2007 and 2008, Himaruya game human names to some characters. Russia received the name Ivan Braginsky  (commonly mistaken for "Braginski", although the "-ski" ending would imply Polish descent), or   Иван Брагинский   .

Appearance
Full Article: Uniform Guide: Russia 

Russia's overall appearance is rather pale, with very fair skin and hair and violet eyes. His height has been stated by Himaruya as 5'11.6 inches or about 182 centimetres, causing him to be the tallest main character, and also the same height as Sweden. His build implies that he is rather strong, as constantly demonstrated. He is normally seen wearing a white scarf given to him by Ukraine as a child, a long beige winter jacket, and winter boots. He also usually carries a "Magic Cane", or a gas pipe he tore out of the ground at Germany's, in which he can store things (like food) or threaten people with (subliminally or otherwise).

Character summary
As a first impression, Russia would seem passive-aggressive and innocent due to the way he initially acts and speaks. His ignorance can also enforce this appearance, such as when he jumped from a plane without a parachute claiming the snow would break his fall (it didn't). However, deep down he's known to be twisted and childlishly cruel, and apparently unaware of the consequences of his tendencies. It is believed this is the result of his violent and lonely past, as well as the yearly attacks he takes from General Winter (the personification of Russia's harsh winters). A break in this innocent façade is usually accompanied by a menacing purple aura and a malevolent "kolkolkol" kind of laugh. The majority of the Nations have come to fear him (a good example would be the Baltic Trio/Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, who result in simply shaking at the very mention of him) or quietly despise him, with some exceptions being his sisters Ukraine  and Belarus, who seem to scare Russia in turn.



However, beneath all the cruelty he is known to demostrate, it's well-known that Russia just wants to befriend most of his victims. It's also known that he one day wants to live in a world where everyone will be with him and they can live someplace warm (and hopefully somewhere with sunflowers, his national flower). These intentions are, of course, nowhere near achievement. It's gone so far that Russia is classified as a yandere character.

As a child, Russia grew up mostly detached from the rest of the world, and was bullied frequently by surrounding Nations such as Denmark, Sweden, and the Teutonic Knights (later known as Prussia). His sisters Ukraine and Belarus could not offer him much help, so General Winter was usually the only one to protect him against the armies who weren't prepared for Russia's winters. Unfortunately, he was next to useless against the nations who were raised in the cold, leaving Russia defenceless. One of the only things Russia wanted as a child (and still now) was friends.

Some Russian stereotypes he portrays include are an intense love of vodka, a tendency to end his sentances with "да?" (da?, or yes?), being constantly prepared for cold weather, etc.

America
For the most part, America and Russia are shown to dislike eachother, as based around The Cold War. They have a semi-popular pairing together, usually known as RusAme.

China
Russia sometimes stalks China, which makes him uncomfortable, but they seem to have a good relationship. Their rather popular slash pairing is commonly known by the title RoChu.

Lithuania
Lithuania and Russia first met in the strip The Yoke of Tartar, when Russia was under the rule of the Mongol Empire. In the strips, Russia promised to Lithuania that they would become friends once Russia had had more power, much to Lithuania's confusion. In the main storyline strips, Lithuania is part of the Soviet Union, and acts as a servant in Russia's house with the two other Baltic countries, Estonia and Latvia. All three of them live in constant terror around Russia, who appears oblivious to their behavior.