Russia, full name Russian Federation, is a country in east Europe and north Asia, that is mentioned in most of the Far Cry games. They were previously Soviet Union, or at least the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic within it. Numerous weapons in the games also originated from this country. Back in the Cold War, as the Soviet Union they supported communist revolutions in Vietnam, Cuba and Yara, namely Vietnam War and Yara's Revolution of 1967.
In one possible ending of Far Cry 5 and New Dawn, after rampant waves of terrorism domestically and WW3 abroad, Russia and the rest of the world collapsed as WW3 escalated into full scale nuclear war. It's unknown how post-apocalyptic survivors rebuilt Russia, although their efforts certainly start at their underground metro in Moscow as it was built to withstand nuclear war.
In Far Cry 6, the world including Russia were not destroyed in 2018, and Russian citizens were still traveling to Yara as of 2021.
After 1967, Soviet Union relations with Yara might have been somehow damaged by the incompetent Yaran leader Santos Espinosa, hence the absolute isolation of Yara without any embassy nor consulate of any country, as American embargoes cannot stop other countries from maintaining formal diplomatic relations. Santos might have caused irreparable damages to the point that other communist countries including Soviet Union all withdrawn their embassies and cut relations with Yara. After the fall of Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation does not resume relations with Yara, as there is no Cold War era Soviet embassy anywhere in the country, and no new Russian Federation embassy either.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union got involved in supernatural researches as seen in Stranger Things. In 21st century, the Russian Federation resumed their researches as seen in The Vanishing of Far Cry 6, which they concluded that it's too dangerous to continue.
While the Russian researchers appeared as enemies of Dani Rojas, it's unwise to kill them however, as they would fight against the supernatural enemies. Without them, the supernatural enemies can surround and overwhelm Dani Rojas. The Russian researchers use local Yaran weapons such as flamethrowers and old AK-47 instead of 21st century Russian weapons, likely because they are just researchers and not officially from Russian military.
Characters from Russia[]
Below here is a list of characters who are from Russia and/or got involved in Russia throughout the Far Cry Franchise:
Far Cry (film)[]
- Katia Chernov (Played by Natalia Avelon)
Far Cry 3[]
- Mikhail (from St.Petersburg)
- Willis Huntley (his CIA career involved going to Soviet Union and then Russia).
- Natasha (She does something similar to using shotgun fore-end which involves causing ejection)
Far Cry 4[]
- Pavel (A friend of Pagan Min, who advised Pavel to leave Kyrat as the country became too dangerous for foreigners).
Far Cry 5[]
- Dmitri (supposedly working for the FSB, infiltrated Project at Eden's Gate and hiding from Willis Huntley)
- G.Voronia (found a hiding place for Dmitri in the mission). Possibly Galina Voronina in Assassin's Creed.
- Evil Corp (Their soldiers and officers are labelled as Russians despite supposedly being a "country-less evil corporation")
- The Admiral is the name of a Russian sturgeon fish who somehow ended up swimming in America.
Far Cry 6[]
- Dmitri Gulov (Captured by FND forces under Lieutenant Trius, they also killed his brother Vasily Gulov)
- Vasily Gulov (Killed by FND forces under Lieutenant Trius)
- Russian journalist Nikolay met María Marquessa.
- Shest'
- Russian Scientist
- Russian Assaulter
- Russian Flamer
Weapons from Russia[]
Below here is a list of weapons and vehicles from Soviet Union as well as Russia throughout the Far Cry Franchise:
Old Soviet[]
- Mosin Nagant
- Molotov
- DShK
- SKS
- PPSh-41
- RPD
- 1944 Petrov HS-100 (T54 & T55 tank series in real life)
- AK-47
- Makarov
- Silent Makarov 6P9
- 6P9 (PB in real life, called Пистолет бесшумный)
- 6P13 Auto (Stechkin in real life, called Автоматический Пистолет Стечкина)
- Mil Mi-8 Helicopter (used by Yaran military)
- RPG-7
- PKM
- SVD
- AS-VAL
- MiG jet fighter
Russian[]
- M133 (Baikal MP-133 in real life)
- BZ19 (PP-19 Bizon in real life)
- GL-94 (GM-94 in real life)
- Driller (PKP Pecheneg in real life, modified from Soviet PKM)
- Flamethrower (Modified from Soviet LPO-50 flamethrower)
- Anti-Aircraft turrets (Modified from Soviet ZU-23 and 9К34 Стрела-3)
- MGL-6 (RG-6 in real life)
- BP-RUC (similar to OTs-14 Groza in real life, called ОЦ-14 Гроза)
- BP-SMG (similar to OTs-14-4A-02 Groza in real life)
- Auto-turret (giant OTs-14 Groza)
- The Comrade ("Russian version" of AR-C)
- El Muro (modified from sawn-off Russian revolving shotgun MTs255)
- Nethershot (supernatural Russian shotgun)
- Gasolinka (supernatural Russian flamethrower)
