History Characters / TheAmericansRecurring

* [[spoiler:KillTheOnesYouLove: She is forced to cover her tracks by killing the Congressional Aide that she's been involved with. Considering that she has come to care about him, it's very difficult for her to do it.]]

A new officer of science and technology at the Soviet Embassy who apparently owes his job to his political connections (specifically, the fact that his dad is a top official in Moscow.) He is a persistent thorn in Arkady and Nina's sides.

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!!Andrew Larkin

* GenreSavvy: Figures out the Jennings aren't CIA.

A young woman from Nicaragua who's an agent for the Sandinista (a communist political party). Thanks to her affair with a congressional aide, she becomes valuable to the Centre.

A young woman from Nicaragua who's an agent for the Sandinista. Thanks to her affair with a congressional aide, she becomes valuable to the Centre.

A young woman from Nicaragua who's spying for the Russians. Thanks to her affair with a congressional aide, she becomes valuable to the Centre.

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* WideEyedIdealist: Lucia's still new to the spy game, and still sincerely believes that the Revolution will inevitably lead to a better world.

!!Vlad

Vlad is a co-worker of Nina's in the Soviet Embassy. He's a quiet and shy guy, but clearly has some feelings for Nina.

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Claudia does, however, seem to have Phillip and Elizabeth's best interests at heart -- despite her very cold and intentionally distant methods. It is clear that Claudia has been doing this a long time and rarely saves time for emotion and feelings.

* BitchInSheepsClothing

* FauxAffablyEvil

* [[MouthOfSauron Mouth Of Russia]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Elizabeth and Phillip. They have a tense relationship that's more pronounced on their side.

!!Arkady Invanovich

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!!Oleg Burov

* {{Jerkass}}: In "A Little Night Music", Oleg pull strings to get his security clearance updated, ostensibly to find out why the Center is ignoring his recommendations on Baklanov, but also gains access to Nina's reports on her affair with Beeman. Naturally, he goes and uses this information to harass her.

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->'''Played By:'' Costa Ronin

Vasili Nikolaevich is an older, high-ranking official in the Soviet Embassy who quite content to maintain his status within the government and enjoys the perks of being an important guy with a comfortable life. Vasili's duties often have him meeting with KGB resident Arkady Invanovich, and the two don't always see eye to eye.

* [[spoiler:{{Frameup}}: Stan frames him as TheMole at the Russian Embassy to protect Nina's identity...and possibly because he's also angry that Vasili is sleeping with her.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: With Nina, although only he is under the illusion of it being a 'romance'.
* PunchClockVillain: Like most of the other characters, he's only doing his job and his status as 'villain' is only in the eyes of the FBI and Nina.

* AngryBlackMan: Subverted. He comes off as a fairly nice, even-tempered guy. His anger is really the frustration that comes with the fact that the woman he loves is unable to be in a genuine relationship with him.* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He takes the fall for Amador's murder and chooses SuicideByCop. 'Heroic' is probably not the best term however.]]

A ruthless undercover KGB agent who operates as the Jennings' handler. Although initially benevolent, her relationship with the Jennings soon grows tense.

!!Arkady

A higher-up at the Russian Embassy.

The 'rezident' at the Russian Embassy. He's targeted by Nina as a source of information and [[spoiler:later framed as a mole by Stan Beeman.]]