Russia, officially known as the Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world in terms of landmass, occupying both Europe and Asia. It is one of the most powerful and influential countries on Earth. Formerly known as the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, it was a republic of the Soviet Union from 1917 until declaring independence in December 1991.
History[]
20th century[]
World War I[]
Russia, at the time known as the Russian Empire, was one of the nations who participated in World War I.[1][2]
Cold War[]
The Russian Federation, in a time when it was part of the Soviet Union, was the opponent front against the United States of America during the Cold War.[3][4] Additionally, Russian immigrants founded in Gotham City a district named Little Odessa (inspired by the city of Odessa). It featured a club known as Kremlin Klub, founded as an ironic nod to the neighborhood's rumored history of being a hive of Soviet spies and KGB enforcers.[5]
21st Century[]
Zod's message[]
In 2013, Russia was one of many nations of Earth that was contacted by the Black Zero, who demanded the whereabouts of Kal-El.[6]
Astronaut Rescue[]
In 2015, a Russian rocket was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[7] Though the rocket underwent a critical failure, the crew was saved by Superman.
War for Earth[]
In 2017, Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons used a decommissioned nuclear silo located in the small village of Pozharnov in northern Russia as a base in which to house the Mother Boxes during his attempt the terraform the Earth for Darkseid. However, the intervening of the Justice League stopped his conquest plans and killed him. However, the destruction of Pozharnov left many inhabitants without homes or shelter.[8]
Attack on the Stalnoivolk[]
In 2018, the Stalnoivolk, a Russian Akula class submarine, is boarded and hijacked by a group of ocean hijackers led by Jesse Kane, killing the captain and some crew members. Aquaman later intervened and saved the remaining crew and defeated the hijackers.[9][10]
Alternate Versions[]
Flashpoint Timeline[]
Capture of Kara Zor-El[]
In 1980, Kryptonian Kara Zor-El's starcraft landed somewhere in Siberia. This attracted the attention of a mercenary group from a black site who captured Kara and locked her inside a capsule with red starlight.[11]
Rescue of Supergirl[]
In 2013, Barry Allen, a younger version of him and that timeline's Batman, went to Siberia in the Batwing to rescue Kal-El from the black site. Once inside the base, Batman knocked out many mercenaries and with the help of the two Barrys, found not Kal-El but his cousin, Kara. The trio managed to rescue Kara from the base but not before she and Batman killed many mercenaries.[11]
Locations[]
Organizations[]
Notable Russians[]
- Anatoli Knyazev
- Tatiana
- Yuri
- Stalnoivolk´s captain
Historical Russians[]
Trivia[]
- According IMDB, a character indicated as "Russian Foreign Minister" and played by Taras Los appears in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[15]
References[]
- ↑
Russia on Wikipedia
- ↑ Wonder Woman
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
- ↑ Wonder Woman 1984
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 48.
- ↑ Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ Shazam!
- ↑ Aquaman
- ↑ Aquaman: The Junior Novel
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Flash
- ↑ Justice League
- ↑ Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ Zack Snyder's Justice League
- ↑ [1]
External Links[]
Russia on DC Database- Russia on Wikipedia