# The Russians — Last and First Men character guide

> The Russians in Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Russians

**First appearance:** 0007-iv-the-russo-german-war

## Who they are

A European nation involved in the Russo-German War.

## In the story

### [I: Balkan Europe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/i-balkan-europe)

Possessing intuitive mystical detachment, undergoing a revolutionary cultural transformation.

### [III: Europe After the Anglo-French War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iii-europe-after-the-anglo-french-war)

Their intuitive detachment and post-revolutionary culture offered a potential new spring, but needed Western discipline.

### [IV: The Russo-German War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iv-the-russo-german-war)

Their communist theory conflicts with individualist practice, leading to American financial control and a war with Germany that devastates their western territories.

### [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/i-the-rivals)

Russia is mentioned as part of the American sphere, described as a 'soulless body'.

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