| Gleb Sukhanov | |
| Fictional Character | |
| The Hot War POD: November, 1950 | |
| Appearance(s): | Fallout |
| Type of Appearance: | Direct |
| Nationality: | Russian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Date of Birth: | 20th century |
| Occupation: | Government agent |
Gleb Ivanovich Sukhanov was an MGB officer in Smidovich, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union during World War III. In June 1951, he investigated newcomer Vasili Yasevich. Yasevich told Sukhanov that he'd hailed from Khabarovsk, a city destroyed by an American atomic bomb a few weeks prior. Yasevich further claimed that he'd been outside Khabarovsk proper, visiting a married woman when the Americans attacked. He also claimed that he'd lost his identification card as a result. While Sukhanov seemed to have his doubts, he was prepared to let Yasevich alone so long as he stayed out of trouble.[1]
During their conversation, Yasevich defended the supposed loss of his ID card by asking how he was to know that the Americans would come that night. Sukhanov responded by asking the first question of Ma Nishtana: "Why is this night different from all other nights?" He then chuckled and concluded he'd been in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast for too long. Yasevich didn't understand the reference.[2]
In May 1952, after the Soviet Union destroyed Washington, DC, New York City, and Boston,[3] and the U.S. responded by destroying Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Odessa.[4] Gleb Sukhanov approached Yasevich, and informed him that he would do his best to lose Yasevich's conscription notice. Sukhanov also told Yasevich that he himself might be conscripted, even though he was a Chekist.[5]
This status quo didn't last: Sukhanov discovered Maria Bauer, a West German prisoner who'd escaped a nearby gulag, was living with David Berman. When he learned that Yasevich knew about this arrangement, Sukhanov arrested Yasevich and Berman in short order. Berman was given a 25-year sentence to a gulag. However, as the MGB hadn't found any records for him, they decided to give Yasevich a choice between the gulag or joining the Red Army. Yasevich chose the army.[6]
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