Svetlana was a childhood friend of Kal-L and often protected him from bullies.
History
Once after she protected him Dmitri Romanovich and his gang of bullies, She told Kal to start fighting back as she couldn't always protect him. He however stated that he didn't fight as he could injure them, though she didn't believe him.
When he demonstrated his superhuman powers and took her for a flight, she encouraged him to serve the Soviet Union as the people needed him. She was later imprisoned in an underground gulag under Joseph Stalin's regime alongside others who knew who Kal was before becoming Superman.
She eventually became ill while working in the gulag, but Superman found it after receving a top secret American file on Stalin's gulags from Lois Lane. After he took her outside as she started to die, she stated that she held on for long just so she could see him again. Before dying, Svetlana asked him to use his powers to protect the people.
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the film Superman: Red Son and is an adaptation of Lana Lazarenko. The original character was created by Mark Millar and first appeared in Superman: Red Son #1.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Svetlana (Superman: Red Son Movie)
- 1 Images featuring Svetlana (Superman: Red Son Movie)
- 1 Quotations by or about Svetlana (Superman: Red Son Movie)
- Character Gallery: Svetlana (Superman: Red Son Movie)
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