Episode discussion post: "Urban Transport Planning"

[jae]

Aired:
11 April 2018 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 603 of The Americans, intended for viewers who are watching the show on the U.S./Canadian schedule. (Feel free to dive in to the discussion even if you're coming in late--and you should also feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season six, episode three.)

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Re: Non-Russian Soviets

[sistermagpie]

I don't remember any either. Although it was pointed out to be somewhere that Natalie, the woman they executed for her WWII crimes, had a Ukrainian name. She wasn't from Ukraine in the plot, though.

Probably there's a reason for some of this--we're seeing Illegals and top KGB personnel and they might usually be Russian. Especially Illegals. But yeah, we rarely see them dealing with people from other parts of the USSR.

Re: Non-Russian Soviets

[treonb]

We saw Jews, who aren't from elsewhere, but aren't Russians either.

Nina could also have been non-Russian, though plot-wise they made her Russian. Though I just looked up where - she's from the most remote part of Russia you could get.

Re: Non-Russian Soviets

[sistermagpie]

Right, they said she was born in Vladivastok iirc.