The Soviet Division

"The Soviet Division" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fifth season of the American period spy drama television series The Americans. It is the 65th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Joel Fields and series creator Joe Weisberg, and directed by Chris Long. It was released on FX on May 30, 2017.

The series is set during the Cold War and follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., with their American-born children Paige and Henry. It also explores the conflict between Washington's FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura there, from the perspectives of agents on both sides, including the Jennings' neighbor Stan Beeman, an FBI agent working in counterintelligence. In the episode, Philip and Elizabeth continue in trying to get the Morozov family in leaving the country.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.77 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, although some were divided over the nature of the episode and the season as a whole. For the episode, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg were nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.