Korshunov and Radek are both named Ivan?
How original, Ivan Drago should've been there, too.
I'm happiest...in the saddle.
Yes, because Ivan's not a common name in that area of the world, like, AT ALL.
Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.
Ivan is like John over there.
shareIt's still not good moviemaking to have two characters, both of whom are integral to the plot, have the same name.
shareConsidering that both are always, or almost always, referred to by their last names, it really isn't that much of a big deal.
There is, naturally, a TV Tropes page about this rule:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneSteveLimit
Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.