As well as being a comic book Character, the Russian is also the nickname of the Wikipedia User:Christopher1968. A while ago, I clicked on the word The Russian on my name's link to find it was a comic character, and I had no idea. Never heard of it. My brother in law had, since he is a comic expert - especially with respect to super heroes, DC and Marvel. The reason I call myself the Russian is because of my brother in law's mother. Whenever we gather at her home, especially to watch sport, if, say, a good try was scored by our side, or something spectacular occurred on a movie we were watching, I would clap very fast. This reminded her of a movie - ironically one I have as yet never seen - which I think was called No Retreat, No Surrender. I understand that in the movie, all the Russians are clapping in unison ( as I recall seeing films of them doing at their party conferences, during the Cold War period, with, of course, no dissenters ). When the Russians are doing so during this film, it is at their hero, which I see from IMDB was played by Jean-Claude Van Damme ( he's good ), and this was exactly the way I was clapping. So she calls me the Russian, and says so everytime I clap like that, or even when I turn up. I got the idea for the clap from those very films of the Soviet Cold War party members, so by coincidence, the Russians were also doing it that way in that movie. This was similar to one I went to see at the pictures back in 1986 - Rocky IV. As far as I know, I have no Russian blood in me, but I do admire Russian culture, and especially their history, although preferably the likes of Catherine the Great, before the Commies wrecked everything. I was wondering whether people were asking themselves that question. Hope that clears it up, since I have realised and been told that when anyone clicked on the link The Russian as it was before, the page went to the comic book character, so now I have altered it so it links to this page.