Birthplace: Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia
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Due to his wrestling gimmick, many often mistakenly presume that Nikolai Volkoff is of Russian descent. It’s little more complicated than that, though.
At the time classed as Yugoslavia, Volkoff was actually born in what is now classified as Croatia.
A former Tag Team Champion, Volkoff is best known for teaming with The Iron Sheik and then later Boris Zukhov as part of The Bolsheviks. He’s also a proud member of the WWE Hall of Fame and was one of the most hated heels in the then-WWF at one point in time, perfectly playing the role of a villainous foreigner who regularly ran down the USA.