General Orlov

General Orlov is a fictional Soviet General and one of the two mains antagonists of the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy (behind Kamal Khan). He was played by Steven Berkoff.

Orlov is a megalomaniacal Soviet General, he wears the rank insignia of a lieutenant-general, who believes that the Warsaw Pact has a decisive advantage over NATO in conventional military strength that is being tossed away by its leaders in détente. Rejecting their diplomacy, he advocates a massive military attack in Europe to seize dominance of the continent and call (what he thinks is) NATO's nuclear bluff. However, his proposal for a full-scale invasion of Europe is flatly rejected, with General Gogol being the loudest voice, in part because NATO would respond with nuclear strikes that would escalate the conflict to a global nuclear war. Gogol also seems to hold Orlov in contempt, feeling that his thirst for power is dangerous.

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General Orlov is a fictional Soviet General and one of the two mains antagonists of the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy (behind Kamal Khan). He was played by Steven Berkoff.

Orlov is a megalomaniacal Soviet General, he wears the rank insignia of a lieutenant-general, who believes that the Warsaw Pact has a decisive advantage over NATO in conventional military strength that is being tossed away by its leaders in détente. Rejecting their diplomacy, he advocates a massive military attack in Europe to seize dominance of the continent and call (what he thinks is) NATO's nuclear bluff. However, his proposal for a full-scale invasion of Europe is flatly rejected, with General Gogol being the loudest voice, in part because NATO would respond with nuclear strikes that would escalate the conflict to a global nuclear war. Gogol also seems to hold Orlov in contempt, feeling that his thirst for power is dangerous.

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