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** Grennady Iosipovich Bondarenko is Russia's resident [[Colonel Badass]] ( {{spoiler|later [[Four-Star Badass]]}}) - from personally commanding the {{spoiler|defense of the Soviet laser base}} in ''The Cardinal Of The Kremlin'' to being the right claw of the bear in ''The Bear and the Dragon'', if Mother Russia needs some dirty, dangerous work done, Grennady is in the thick of it. Also a [[Genius Bruiser]], being the designer of a laser-communication system and one of the smartest commanders in the series.

** The Archer. Lost his family to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, deals with the angst by shooting Soviet planes down and generally making a royal nuisance of himself. Also a [[Religious Bruiser]] - he is a devout Muhjihad. Serves as a foil to Grennady Bondarenko, and his {{spoiler|death at Grennady's hands is surprisingly moving.}}

'''Colonel Bondarenko''': Yes, I suppose he is. }}

** Misha. Filitov. Fought for Russia against the Germans, famous for killing Germans ''whilst on fire.'' As a [[Retired Badass]], he became so disgusted with Marxist-Leninism in general and [[Josef Stalin]] in particular that he took up spying for NATO, and was unbelievably good at it that he escaped being caught for over nearly thirty years. Doubles as a [[Memetic Badass]] amongst the entire Soviet military establishment.

** Tom Clancy lived in Annapolis, Maryland -- site of the US Naval Academy. Between the staff and instructors living in town, and the fact that a nontrivial chunk of Annapolis' population are retired naval personnel and families, we can reasonably presume that at least one of his friends or neighbors was available for a professional consult.

** In his ''Playboy'' interview, Clancy said that some detail about submarine operation that he included in ''Red October'', that he had pieced together himself, turned out to be not only correct but classified. He got a visit from the FBI, trying to figure out how he had gotten that information. The conversation basically went:

'''Bureau:''' We can't tell you, it's classified. }}

** It was not uncommon in the USN Sub community at the time to see highlighted copies of "Hunt For Red October" with different color shading marking what level of secrecy had been breached by Clancy's sources.