033 Sergei

Sergei is the TDD Russian.

His G1 figure wears an ushanka hat.  It has the iconic "hammer and sickle" on it. This communist symbol was created during the Russian Civil War (1917-22). The symbol stood for the uniting of the industrial workers (the hammer) and the peasant farmers (the sickle).  Communist countries around the world still use this symbol.  It is commonly found on the flags of Laos, Vietnam, and China. 

The G1 Sergei would actually be banned in several countries (including Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, and the Ukraine) where the display of this symbol has been outlawed. 

No worries though, because in G3, they just made him a hockey player.  He has CCCP written on his helmet.  This is the Russian abbreviation for the USSR.  Also known as the Soviet Union, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics existed from 1922 until 1991.  

Between 1954 and 1991, the Soviet Union hockey team won almost every single Olympic tournament.

In fact, Sergei Makarov is the all-time leading scorer in the soviet league.

Sergei has a zood named Boris.  He is a tiny polar bear wearing an ushanka hat with the Communist star on it.  Aww.

There is actually a famous polar bear named Boris. He lives at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma Washington.  He was rescued from a Mexican traveling circus in 2002.  He is currently 30 years old and weighs 880 pounds.  Just thought you'd like to know.