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Oleg

Oleg Igorevich Burov (Russian: Олег Игоревич Буров) is a main character on the FX series The Americans. He was the head of the KGB Directorate X department, which focuses on scientific and technological intelligence. Working at the Rezidentura, he has interesting relationships with colleagues Arkady Zotov and Tatiana Vyazemtseva.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

Oleg was born to an influential family in the Soviet Union. His father is the Minister of Transportation. His mother is Yelena and he had a brother who served in the Soviet Army as a captain until he was killed in Afghanistan in 1983.

His brother did not get a proper military burial since the government wouldn't publicly acknowledge the war in Afghanistan. This angered both Oleg and his father.

As a young man, Oleg studied at Bauman Technical University and was eventually recruited by the KGB.

Throughout the series

Before Nina Krilova was sent back to the Soviet Union for treason, he fell in love with her. He later collaborated with FBI agent Stan Beeman in a failed attempt to save her. Oleg betrayed his lover Tatiana, by providing information to Stan that led to the capture and death of William Crandall.

Oleg returned to the Soviet Union in 1984, where he lived at home and investigated corruption in the Soviet food supply. He eventually left the KGB altogether and worked for the government in his father's area for urban transport planning.

By 1987, he had married a childhood playmate (Elina), and has a one year old son, Sasha. He leaves them to return to the US at Arkady's request, enrolling in a university course as a cover for meetings with Philip Jennings. Oleg is ultimately arrested by the FBI while picking up a dead drop. As he was not in the US on official KGB business, he lacked diplomatic immunity, and was imprisoned. The series ends with Oleg still in jail; his ultimate fate is not revealed.

Series Ending Speculations and Theories[]

Based on Phillip and Elizabeth meeting Arkady Zotov in the Soviet Union, they successfully transmitted a message to him concerning the Centers leadership intending to remove Gorbachev. A trade was made and Oleg was able to return to the Soviet Union and his family after a short prison sentence.

Gallery[]

The Americans Logo2 The Americans Characters
Main Characters
Elizabeth JenningsHenry JenningsPaige JenningsPhilip JenningsStan Beeman • "Clark Westerfeld"
KGB & Witting Agents
AbigailFather AndreiAnneliseOleg BurovCalLucia ChenaClaudiaEmmett ConnorsJared ConnorsLeanne ConnorsWilliam CrandallAdam DorwinCharles DuluthGabrielGeorgeHankHansJoanKateVlad KosyginNina KrilovaMajor KuznetsovHelen LeavisMarilynRobert McKenzieDan MurtonReuben NcgoboNikitaVasili NikolaevichNormZinaida PreobrazhenskayaSanford PrinceRezidentFather RivasRuslanIrina SemenovaCaptain StaponovGregory ThomasFred TimbrookNikolai TimoshevAnatoli VictorovichVolodyaTatiana VyazemtsevaViktor ZhukovArkady Zotov
FBI
Agent AderholtAgent AmadorAgent BatholomewBernadetteAgent BrooksGene CraftAgent DelluvaAgent GaadAgent GanzelAgent HalliwellMartha HansonAgent HillAgent JamesAgent LoebMail RobotAgent MilbankMike OrndorffAgent PedersenAgent SamuelsAgent Wolfe
Recurring Characters
Janine AderholtAliceArthurAnton BaklanovJackson BarberMatthew BeemanSandra BeemanIsaac BrelandKimberly BrelandAlexander BurovElina BurovaIgor BurovYelena BurovaYevgeny BurovSofia BystrovaCarlChrisClaire LouiseCurtisBruce DameranDeputy Attorney GeneralTuan EckertElizabeth's MotherEricaLydia ForminaLinh GaadMartin GurrinBill HansonElaine HansonErica HaskardGlenn HaskardHowardIliaJackieViola JohnsonKelliDeirdre KempKendallLaceyAndrew LarrickLawrenceLisaMauricePatrick McCleeshAlexei MorozovEvgheniya MorozovaPasha MorozovBrad MullinNancyNealFyodor NesterenkoTed PaaswellPastor TimRichard PattersonPaulYousaf RanaLewis RendellLyle RennhullRickEkaterina RikovaMischa SemenovDmitri SharanovDon SeongYoung-Hee SeongEvi SneijderStavosBenjamin StobertWalter TaffetThomasToddToriVasoEugene VenterWadeMrs. WeinbergerYossiZach
Minor Characters
AaronAbbyCalvin AderholtAlbertAlejandroC. AmanJacob BaklanovStuart BatletErrol BengosterAndrzej BielawskiBorisJeremy BranchBrianCharlotteRandy ChiltonJerry ClancyClarkAmelia ConnorsDerekDmitriRay FucciRabbi GittelsenJohn GranholmGraysonM. HanleyKevin JeffriesJennyGeneral KovtunLanaGary LiaMatteen and SalarBetsy McLellanNickNicoleRoy OatwayOlyaRich PerkinsJavid PervezK PortmanAnna ProkopchukPyotrJoyce RamirezRaymondRichThane RosenbloomSarahDavid SatoKurt SchultzRobert SemelFyodor SemenovShaneJohn SkeeversDana SimonMajor StoddardAlan StreiterTamaraBob TannerChristy TannerTerrified BusboyEdgar ThompsonTomTonyAndy TurnerBetty TurnerEvan UrqhardtFather ViktorVinceAbassin ZadranZev
Historical Characters
Yuri AndropovMarion BarryGeorge H W BushKonstantin ChernenkoMikhail GorbachevAlexander HaigNikita KhrushchevVladimir LeninSam NunnRonald ReaganJoseph StalinCaspar Weinberger
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