ᥫ᭡🇷🇺 Russia // Ivan Braginsky

CHARACTER INFORMATION CURRENTLY REPRESENTS Russia PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED

• Russian SFSR
• Muscovy (possibly)
• Novgorod Republic[1] HUMAN NAME Ivan Braginsky[2] ("Ee-vahn Brag-in-skee") ALTERNATE SPELLINGS Иван Брагинский (Cyrillic alphabet spelling) APPROX. PHYSICAL AGE Unknown, but older than Belarus, who is 19 GENDER Male PRONOUNS He/Him "BIRTHDAY" December 30 HAIR COLOR Ashen Blond EYE COLOR Blue (early colored artwork) Violet HETALIA☆COLLEZIONE PROFILE FIRST PERSON PRONOUN Boku (僕) HEIGHT 182 cm FAMILY Ukraine (older sister) Belarus (younger sister) HOUSEMATE General Winter WHAT I WANT NOW True friends WHAT I'M INTO Getting to know my friends better. Becoming friends with the children I don't get along with WHAT I WANT TO CHALLENGE MYSELF TO DO Make everyone work hard to get along with me FAVORITE FLOWER Sunflower FAVORITE SWEETS Syrniki, Medovik

MORE Russia (ロシア, Roshia) is a main character in the series Hetalia. He is the personification of Russia. In 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name Ivan Braginsky (イヴァン・ブラギンスキ, Ivan Buraginsuki, Russian: Иван Брагинский).

Physical Appearance 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), though they were initially colored blue in early color artwork by Hidekaz Himaruya. Personality

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. Background

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. Relationships

Ukraine Main article: 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. China Though Russia and China had a close relationship throughout their history, China is very suspicious and fearful of him, especially after the Sino-Soviet Split. In return, Russia has been shown to stalk China, especially when disguised in a panda suit, and takes a very special interest in him. Despite this, they do get along well.

France France and Russia seem to get along well. Russia sees France as a person worth seeking advice from, while France seems to care about how Russia feels, often inquiring about how Russia seems happy after the gatherings of the Allied Forces. When Russia and other countries went to France's home, Russia seemed to be really happy when staying at France's house. It made France happy knowing that Russia was enjoying it. America America and Russia in Together with Russia As another one of the allies, Russia is often in America's company but appears to sometimes be at odds ends with the younger country. While Russia is mostly amused at many of America's antics, he also is not afraid to threaten him when he feels America is going too far, especially when America unintentionally insults Russian culture; although the threats do not often work since America is one of few who is not afraid of Russia. Russia has admitted to admiring America's free spirit and cocky side since he does not have to worry about formalities as much as the older countries but does look forward to being the one to crush America if he ever gets out of hand.

Lithuania Main article: Lithuania In the past, Lithuania was Russia's subordinate and is not-too-subtly hinted to be a victim of his abuse; Lithuania is once shown wearing a maid costume with Russia lashing him with a whip in the While You Were Gone strip. In the present, Russia wishes that Lithuania, along with the rest of the world, was "one with Russia". When he visited America, who was taking care of Lithuania after WWI, he told America to be good to his 'ex'; but during the Great Depression, Lithuania returned to Russia's home. Once, Russia listened to Lithuania's dreams and went so far as to share his own of "living in a warm place with sunflowers"; soon after, Russia allowed Lithuania to fall asleep on his shoulder, though he replaced himself with a panda when Lithuania woke up the second time. It should be noted that Poland is not afraid of Russia; he actively defends Lithuania from Russia, despite the inherent threat.

Estonia Russia is a terrifying figure to Estonia, though most of it is unintentional as he views Estonia as one of his closest friends. Similar to Lithuania and Latvia, Russia labels Estonia as a close friend and subordinate who does various tasks for Russia although Estonia will keep clear of his sight when possible to avoid any potential wrath being directed at him. 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.

• Poland: The two have argued with each other at least since the early 1600s, when Poland succeeded in capturing Moscow. Russia's revenge for this was taking part, together with Prussia and Austria, in the partitions of Poland. In 1939, Russia decided to partition Poland again, this time in conjunction with Germany. Their relationship was further soured by the years of post-war Soviet domination.