One of the most naturally powerful wrestlers ever, Nikolai Volkoff escaped from the Communist Yugoslavia to the United States.  Although he wasn’t Russian, he portrayed an evil Soviet competitor with more realism than anyone else ever could.  Although most wrestling fans saw him when he was older, Volkoff was actually quite agile in his younger days and even though he was not in his prime during the Rock and Wrestling days, his singing of the Soviet National Anthem prior to every match allowed him to be a successful heel for years.