The Bolsheviks

For the Russian revolutionaries, see Bolsheviks.
The Bolsheviks
Tag team
MembersNikolai Volkoff[1]
Boris Zhukov[1]
Slick (manager)
Name(s)The Bolsheviks
Billed heightsVolkoff:
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Zhukov:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Combined
billed weight		606 lb (275 kg)[2]
Billed fromThe Soviet Union[1]
Debut1987[3]
Disbanded1990[4]
Years active1987–1990

The Bolsheviks were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from late 1987 until the spring of 1990. The team was composed of Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov portraying a pair of Soviet-themed bad guys. Volkoff was born Josip Peruzovic on October 14, 1947. Although he portrayed a Russian as a wrestler, he was, in fact, from Croatia. Zhukov was an American named Jim Harrel, who had spent the previous few years of his wrestling career portraying a Russian.

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Encyclopedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  4. ^ Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990 - 1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.