Soviet Bob

Basic Information
Soviet Bob (Built 1898) is a Russian Miniature Engine who was formerly a Soviet army leader and politician. He is the founder and current leader of The Sodor Branch of The Soviet League of Britain. He fought in The First World War, The Russian Civil, World War Two, etc. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Bob was banned by the new Russian Government and he left for the U.K. During the early years in Britain he founded the Sodor branch of The Soviet League of Britain, a communist political organization. The Character of Soviet Bob was created by Ripple Ribbon Videos (At the time known as ThomasFanGWR8) in Mid 2018 then known as just 'Bob'.

Early Life and Career
Soviet Bob was built in 1898 by a Russian war veteran named Alexander in the city of Minsk in Belarus. Alexander had fought in the Russian wars against the Ottoman Turks. After the wars, Alexander stopped working for the Russian Imperial Army and left for the city of Minsk and became an engineer. With the help of his brother Dmitri, he built a miniature engine for the Trans-Siberian Railway. Alexander named 'Pavel' or Paul in Russian. Although he was miniature engine, he was still able to work on the Railway.

Current Life
After being banned from Russia in 1992 by the administration of Boris Yeltsin, Soviet Bob moved to France in 1993 before ending up in Britain in 1999. While on Britain, him and his old friend Soviet Jones meet up again finally moved to The Island of Sodor'''. There, the two founded the Sodor Branch of The Soviet League of Britain. '''A few years later he rescued Adeleine from Ronnie The Eve and Ado became a member of the league. Bob helped fought against Butch The Evil Tow Truck the first time, Ronnie the Eve and is currently fighting against the newly revived Butch the tow truck and his remnant Dark Matter Empire.

List of Appearances
Big Butch Big Adventures By Ronnie the 14 xx (February 2019- April 2019)  
 * Not Canon: Stories that are completely fictional and are not considered apart of the lore
 * Soft Canon: Stories that are canon but are told from a biased point of view, events from the story may be referenced in future projects

James and Rusty's Grand Adventure By Ronnie the 14 xx (October 2018-May 2019) Soviet Bob Mini Series (February 2019-March 2019)   Tales From Knapford Sheds (June 2019-)
 * Canon: Stories that are officially canon to the lore

Trivia

 * A Soviet Bob Audio Drama series had been announced by Ripple Ribbon Videos. No release date is scheduled however the first chapter plans to be made in 2020.
 * Long before the creation of the 14xx Lore and before Ripple Ribbon Videos meet Ronnie the 14xx, RRV had thought of a series which would have had Bob work on a railway in Russia ran by former leader of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Gorbachev. It was only an idea and never went anywhere. Another Series with Soviet Bob was planned and announced in Mid 2018 and would have been a sequel series to a crossover with Peter Brenner by That One Red Engine. The series also never went anywhere.
 * Bob's original bases was going to be an Ertl James but was later changed to be a Minis James with smoke.
 * The inspiration for the character of Soviet Jones was Soviet Bob's planned bases