Russia

The largest country in the world, east of Europe and north of the Middle East and Southern Asia. Most of the events of ***Terror Man (Webtoon)*** Season 2 (Lilia's backstory) occur in Russia.

## Background

Russia is one of the largest countries in the world, spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the main setting for Terror Man Season 2 and the home of Lilia Podkopayeva and Nikolai II. Russia covers a diverse range of landscapes, from vast tundra and forests to the bustling cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia has a rich cultural heritage, with contributions to literature, music, art, and science, including renowned authors like Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky who produced timeless classics such as "War and Peace" and "Crime and Punishment." Russia is also famous for its ballet and classical music traditions. The country has played a significant historical and geopolitical role on the world stage, being a major player in both World Wars and a key player in the Cold War. Even today, Russia's continues to shape global politics.

### Geography

Russia is a country to the east of Europe and north of the Middle East and Southern Asia.

It is split into a total of 8 major federal districts, which can later be subdivided into federal subjects. Federal districts are not mentioned in the nation's constitution, and do not have competences of their own or manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between the federal and regional bodies of law, and ensuring governmental control in the regions. As for the federal subjects within each district, there are 6 types: republics, krais, oblasts, federal cities, autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs.

Below is a map and list of the federal districts and federal subjects and places that appears in the Super String Universe:

**Central Federal District**

* **Moscow**
	+ **GRU Facility** - the facility for GRU which is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Richard from Bratva met with the GRU Director to assure him that the All-Hands meeting in Moscow won't be causing any problems.
* **Kostroma** - A city where Vladimir seemingly operates in.

**Far Eastern Federal District**

* **Khabarovsk** - Lilia's territory as a Bratva Executioner and Ivan's previous territory. After Lilia leaves, Yuri Mishustin becomes in charge of that territory. The largest city in Khabarovsk Krai situated in Eastern Russia.
	+ Amur River - the river where Seungah Yoon meets up with Suki Kang and fend off the Triad pursuers. It is also the place where they have a fight with Ivan and Sasha.
	+ Club Flower - A club where Bratva used to set up a conference between their executioners.
	+ Bura Bura - A place next to Club Flower.
	+ Lenin Square - A public square.
* **Sakha Republic**
	+ **Yakutsk** - Where Lilia & Sasha met Ivan Somerhalder for the first time. Also the territory of Bratva Executioner Maxim. It is the capital city in the Sakha Republic in the northeast of Russia.
		- ОРАНЖЕВЬІИ ОТЕЛЬ - Known as the "Orange Hotel," Ivan rented a room with Veronica after encountering the twins.
		- Black Rose - A bar that Ivan frequents with.
	+ **Oymyakon** - a rural locality in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Home of Lilia and Sasha. It is the eastern most side of the Sakha Republic.
* **Kamchatka** Peninsula - Bratva Executioner Bryzgalova's territory. It is also the location where Alexei Dudarova lives.
* **Blagoveshchensk** - Bratva Executioner Andrei's territory. It is a city in the Amur Oblast.

**Siberian Federal District**

* **Novosibirsk** - Bratva Executioner Gusev's territory. City in the Novosibirsk Oblast.
* **Siberia** - place where Lilia defeated the bear.
* **Irkutsk** - when Petrov goes to Korea to find Lilia. He tells her this is the place they will be going.
* **Eastern Sayan Mountains** - location where Jungwoo Min was buried. It is a mountain range that cross southern Siberia, Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva Republic, Khakassia and northern Mongolia.
* **Gora Kapkas Mountains, Zabaykalsky** - Petrov mentions to Lilia how he will never forgot how she massacred a group of armed men in the Gora Kapka Mountains with only an axe. It is a mountain located in Zabaykalsky Krai.

**North Caucasian District**

* **North Caucasus** - Stary Phaeton's home base and territory.
* **Chechnya** - the location that Matvey Lykov has been trafficking the kidnapped girls to.

### History (if applicable)

Please describe briefly the history of this place

## Characters from Here

**Alexander Cayman****Alexei Dudarova****Boris****Bryzgalova****Gusev****Ivan Somerhalder****Kira Ivanova****Leonid****Lilia Podkopayeva****Maxim****Mikhail Suvorov****Nikolai I****Nikolai II****Oleg****Petrov****Sasha Podkopayeva****Shchuka****Veronica Dudarova****Yuri Mishustin**

## Organizations and Groups

Most of the organizations in Russia mostly appear in Terror Man Season 2 as it is the main setting of that Webtoon, however, some other organizations are also mentioned in other Webtoons. These would have the Webtoon mentioned in parenthesis after the organization name. If no Webtoon is mentioned after the organization name, you can assume it is from Terror Man Season 2.

### Russian Government

Not much is mentioned about the Russian government, but they do cover up for much of Bratva's actions, but when there are obvious civilian casualties, such as in the case of the meeting between Bratva and Stary Phaeton, then someone in Bratva has to take responsibility (i.e. Petrov was sent overseas to the US for a while).

* President - though never mentioned by name, it is said that the President is part of Bratva himself.
* GRU - the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Richard from Bratva meets with the GRU Director to assure him that the All-Hands meeting in Moscow won't be causing any problems.
* Police force - in many instances, the police overlook the actions of Bratva (i.e. letting go of Ivan and Sasha after the fire on the train upon Petrov's request) or even assist them in arresting certain people (i.e. Kira leading the police to arrest Ivan and Sasha after framing them).

### Mafia

Apparently at the time of Terror Man, there are about 6200 Russian mafia syndicates. Of those, the ones that have appeared are as follow:

* **Bratva** - The most infamous organization of them all. It is said that when disposing of a snitch or enemy, they send pictures of the gruesome scene to their family and loved ones It was founded by Nikolai I after he left the SVG and KGB together with Alexei Dudarova. The structure of Bratva is heavily influenced by Sicily (Italian Mafia), Triad (Chinese Mafia), and Yakuza (Japanese Mafia).
* Stary Phaeton
* Red Mafia (Reawakened Man) - an unspecified criminal orgnization group that was hired by Minhyeok Kim in Reawakened Man Season 1 to take out some of the witnesses (making it look like an accident). The term "Red Mafia" is often used to describe organized crime groups emerging in post-Soviet countries, particularly Russia, thus it could be synonymous with saying "Unspecified Russian Mafia Group".

### Others

* Organ Merchants
* Corpse Cleanup Crew
* Soviet Bolshevik Institute (Housekeeper) - a historical institution in the Soviet Union that played a significant role in the education and training of individuals for leadership roles within the Communist Party and the Soviet government. The institute was closely associated with the Bolshevik Party, which later became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). It is mentioned in the Housekeeper Webtoon as the place where Kangtawoo was frozen underneath in a restricted laboratory.

## Plot Overview

### Island Part 1

The killer uses Russian Gypsy Cards in order to give hints about his actions and send a secret hidden message.

### Terror Man Season 2

Most of Terror Man Season 2 is set in Russia. Many locations of Russia are mentioned, but the main being Khabarovsk, the place where Lilia is the Executioner of.

### Reawakened Man Season 1

Minhyeok Kim hires Russian mafia to kill and threaten the victims of the Dowon Group and pressure them to give up Yerin Cha.

### Housekeeper Season 2

Back in 1940, Dorothy Crawford and Professor Oppenheimer witnessed Kangtawoo frozen in a restricted laboratory 243 meters underground in the Soviet Bolshevik Institute somewhere in **Russia**.

### Terror vs Revival

Five years ago, Jungwoo Min fought Bishop which resulted the Ala Parcha Park's mountains ranges to be destroyed.

After Seokyoung Min's death, Russia, mainly Bratva, seeks out revenge on the killer, Hwan Seok. Director Kim from the DPC mediates with Russia to come to an agreement where only one person would be sent to Korea: Nikolai II.

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## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal\_districts\_of\_Russia
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political\_divisions\_of\_Russia
3. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 69
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabarovsk
5. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 2
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 15
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakutsk
8. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 2
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakon
10. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 58
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novosibirsk
12. ↑ Terror Man, Season 1, Ep. 79
13. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 57
14. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayan\_Mountains
15. ↑ Terror Man, Season 1, Ep. 80
16. ↑ https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gora\_Kapkas
17. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep.1
18. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 69
19. ↑ Terror Man, Season 1, Ep. 31
20. ↑ Terror Man, Season 2, Ep. 9
21. ↑ Housekeeper, Season 2, Ep. 16
22. ↑ Housekeeper, Season 2, Ep. 16