Category:List of Russians

In Mr. S, the characters are mostly Russian from their origins. In Pierre's Russian world, Russians are put into one of the six main hierarchical classes: the Peasants (Mushiks), the Workers (Kamerdiner), the Landowners (Boyars), the Agents (Shpions), the Intellectuals (Intelligentsia), and the Government Officials (Pravitels).
 * Mushiks (Peasants) - The lowest social class that includes farmers, undocumented gypsies/nomads, and civilians whose income are below the national poverty line.
 * Kamerdiners (Workers) - The second lowest class that includes housemaids/valets, factory workers, small business owners, civil servants, and merchants. This is considered to be the largest class, next to the Agent Class since the Cold War.
 * Boyars (Landowners) - The third richest class that includes the aristocratic families in Russia, except those of the government and those with royal blood.
 * Shpions (Agents) - The first established class that is not determined by income, but rather by skill and competence. This includes current members of the Russian Armed Forces and its Services and Agencies. Before its dissolution, this class includes members of the KGB and the Military Districts in the Eastern Bloc.
 * Intelligentsia (Intellectuals) - The second established class that is determined by skill and competence. This class includes professors, businessmen of major corporations, artists, lawyers, doctors, and gymnasium alumni.
 * Pravitels (Government Officials) - The richest class that includes current members (and their families) of the government whose powers are granted by the Constitution.

There are two sections in classes: Innate and Acquired. Birth is the main factor of the Innate Section. The Chekov family is a respected family of Innate Intellectuals. Illegitimacy is a considerable factor to demote or promote a specific Innate class; however, it depends on the family. For Sharon's case, she was an illegitimate daughter of Stefan Trifionov, who was an Intellectual, and became a Boyar as the apparent heiress until she promoted to the Intellectual rankings for her intensive training in the Bolshoi Opera and her later acceptance to Harvard University. For Alyosha's case, he was a bastard in the Kravenov family, a family of Boyars, and he was less respected than his legitimate siblings; however, he remained to be a Boyar due to the Kravenovs' fear of dishonor until he was accepted to New York University, promoting him to the Intellectual rankings.

In terms of marriage, the wife would demote/promote to her husband's present class for that she will take her husband's family name, no matter whether his class was Innate or Acquired. For Katerina's case, she was an Innate Government Official until she married Dmitri Smerdyakov, who was an Acquired Agent; as a result, she demoted herself to the Agent rankings.

The Acquired Section refers to a Russian's promotion or demotion from one class to another. To promote to the Boyar rankings, one must make money, own a piece of land from a Government Official, and make a deed of the property. To promote to the Agent rankings, one must attend the FSB Academy to train and obtain a rank in the FSB. To promote to the Intellectual Rankings, one must attain excellent grades and pass scholastic exams, participate in an essay contest, graduate with honors in the gymnasium, or attend and graduate from an Ivy League school or a prestigious university. To promote to a Government Official, one must attain the requirements of the Intellectual Rankings and promote into the government.

Demotion can result from marriage with a Russian in a lower class (mentioned above), fraud, lack of good moral character, and capital crimes.