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This Russian soldier served as Irina Spalko's driver in Brazil. When Indiana Jones escaped in a duck with the Crystal Skull of Akator, he drove Spalko during the chase through the jungle that ensued. At one point Spalko forced him into the backseat and took over the vehicle herself, hanging on for his life due to Spalko's reckless driving, but later the soldier got back behind the wheel after which they and Jones' party crashed into a nest of siafu. Both he and Spalko managed to escape from their crashed vehicle and run for the safety of the trees, but the driver soldier didn't make it. Overcome by the ant swarm he was pulled down and devoured.

Behind the Scenes
Russian Soldier 1 was played by Emmanuel Todorov in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

His death is slightly different in James Rollins' novelization, in that he dies much sooner. Unlike in the film he is unable to get out of the car before being swarmed and eaten by the ants.

Appearances

 * Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull