Ivan Braginsky — Debts to pay.

Russia is the tallest of the Allies, as well as the tallest of all the nations alongside Sweden. Russia wears a long, heavy tan coat, dark green pants, brown gloves, and a long tan or pink scarf; in the mini-drama CD included with his character album, he mentions to Japan that his scarf is a body part and therefore he cannot take it off. This, though, might just be an excuse so he will not have to take it off, seeing as how he didn't wear it as a small child before Ukraine gave it to him, and that in some artwork he is actually seen with it off. He has a round, childish face with a more prominent nose, and tends to carry around a bottle of vodka, a sunflower, or a faucet pipe. His hair is a light beige-blond, and his eyes are violet (purple)

He is 183 cm, or 6 feet tall. He towers over others. He has a very thick russian accent, often accompanying his words with russian words at times.

A large young man who is seemingly big-hearted and innocent, but in reality is cruel and terrifying. He comes off as intimidating without even saying a word, his gentle smile and disposition only intensifying the aura of dread which seems to constantly hang over him. In his profile in Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 3, he is described as as gentle and naive, and not malicious, but frightening. Russia ends many of his sentences with 'da', the Russian word for 'yes', although in Japanese it is often used to confirm the topic of the sentence, as an informal form of 'desu', the ubiquitous form of 'to be'.

He has been tormented since his childhood, having seen many tragedies and wars. For example, General Winter haunts him every year, which has caused him to hate the cold. However, in the face of war, General Winter is his best ally. He dreams of one day living in a warm place surrounded by sunflowers. Whenever he thinks of either of his sisters, he becomes very depressed and sometimes worries that he is not as well liked as he believes.

As a young boy, Russia was often picked on and tormented by other countries as he was much more timid than he currently is. During times he was being targeted by others, he would usually seek support from his sister Ukraine but her advice was not well received. Seemingly after an encounter with Prussia, a young Russia seemed to snap and he began growing into the intimidating figure he would grow into as an adult.

Over many years of expanding his borders by war and alliances, Russia grew into one of the major powers of the world and often unintentionally frightens others with his size, power, and frightening atmosphere. During World War 2, he joined the Allied Forces to fight against the Axis countries.

Ukraine Russia's older sister, who acted as mother to both him and Belarus. She was the one who gave Russia his scarf when they were children. Though she wants to be with him again, she either winds up running away at the chance due to the issues that have arisen between them (such as paying for gas), or due to being blocked from seeing him in some way (such as her boss prohibiting her from seeing him). In his own way, Russia also cares about her, describing her in quite fond terms in the manga.

Belarus Although Belarus is Russia's sister, she has a deep, obsessive love for him, to the point of stalking him and wanting him to marry her, but Russia is terrified of her and does not return these feelings and often tries to stay clear of her. Despite the feelings Belarus has toward him, Russia does care about her but does not hide how he does not see her as anything more than his sister.

Latvia Another of his subordinates/friends, Russia is shown to be the most intimidating toward Latvia. When Latvia tries to do things he thinks Russia will approve of, Russia will usually press down on his head to show his displeasure; Latvia stating this method being the reason he's shorter than he possibly should be. Russia often asks several tasks of Latvia, a possible indication of his dependability of the smaller country and acknowledgement of Latvia's capabilities.

Translation into Human names: Russia = Ivan Braginsky Ukraine= Katyusha Braginskaya Belarus = Natalya Arlovskaya Estonia = Eduard Von Bock Lithuania = Toris Laurinaitis Latvia Raivis Galante