Dr. Alexei is the kidnapped Russian scientist in Stranger Things, but we need to explore his childhood in order to fully understand his character.
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Alexei is a USSR scientist hired to build the massive drill into the Upside-Down via a gate underneath The Starcourt Mall in Hawkins. Due to his perceived age, Alexei would have grown up during the communist regime in Russia in the 50s and 60s. Being a kid during this time had a major effect on him and we see it in his story on Stranger Things.

Alexei's appearance in Hawkins in 1984 and 1985 juxtaposes his socialist background with the aggressive capitalism of the mall which is the centerpiece of Season 3.

In this video, I'll be analyzing Alexei's entire life story, from his youth, to his earliest appearance in Hawkins, the capture at the hands of Jim Hopper and his unfortunate demise at the hands of the Soviet henchman, Grigori.

I'll also explain why his love of 7/11 Slurpees, Burger King and other western commodities is actually very important to understanding his character.

For this analysis, I'll only be considering the canon material, in this case: the web series Stranger Things. Alexei does not appear in the comics.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:01 Alec Utgoff Parallel
1:37 Growing Up In The USSR
3:22 Alexei Works on the Russian Drill
4:34 Kidnapped
7:33 Meeting Murray Bauman
8:18 Fourth of July Carnival and Death

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