History
Alexei Alanovich Shostakov (Russian: Алексей Аланови�? Шос�?аков), also known as the Red Guardian, is a Soviet super-soldier, the ex-husband of Melina Vostokoff, and the adoptive father of Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova. Alexei Shostakov was born in the late 20th century in the Soviet Union where he was raised by his father. At one point in his childhood, his father took him ice fishing. During their trip, Alexei lost his balance and fell into the river. Given the extreme cold that day, even for Russian standards, Alexei nearly lost his hands to frostbite, which was only staved off by Alexei's father urinating on them. read more
