In Stranger Things Season 3, the Soviet government and Russian soldiers and scientists fulfill the role of the boogeyman as they so frequently did throughout the Cold War era. In fact, Russians of many dispositions have been mainstays in American art for a long time. So now, in honor of Grigori, Alexei, and the many other Russians of Stranger Things Season 3, we are going to list of some of pop culture’s most infamous Russian characters.

The Russian (Kevin Nash)

The Punisher

Marvel comics is undeniably obsessed with Russians, which is not that surprising given that its golden era almost perfectly corresponds with the Cold War. Of all its Russian characters, The Russian is neither the best nor the last one to appear on this list. But his name is The Russian and he dresses like a super buff Waldo so that means he deserves a spot.

Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman)

Air Force One

Korshunov is one of those aforementioned generic Russian boogiemen. But he’s interesting in that he hijacked Harrison Ford’s plane long after the Cold War was over and he’s depicted by Gary Oldman. Asking Gary Oldman to portray a generic Russian bad guy is like asking Michael Symon to make you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You’re going to get something much better than you deserve.

Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke)