Boris Kropotkin

Boris Kropotkin is the husband of Minka Kropotkin, the father of Didi Pickles and Ben Kropotkin, the father-in-law of Stu Pickles and Elaine Kropotkin, and the maternal grandfather of Tommy and Dil. He, like his long-time wife, comes from the "Old Country," (later revealed to be Russia.) In "Passover", he mentions his wine glasses being from Smolensk, so it's possible that's the city he is originally from. Although he always talks about how horrible life was in the old country, Didi once revealed that he actually comes from a very well-off family. She then added "he wouldn't know a goat if it bit him in the face." He frequently gets into petty arguments with Minka over various issues, such as who will turn on the television, and why chocolate cake should be used at birthday parties, instead of carrot cake. He is also a wonderful storyteller, as he will often tell vivid stories about "monsters." He and Grandpa Lou are a lot alike in story-telling, their overactive imaginations with their stories, and being romantic with their wives.

Personality
Boris is a very eccentric, yet interesting man who is able to tell great stories. He argues often with Minka and, occasionally, Lou. He usually rambles on about his past experiences living in "the old country."

Description
Boris is the grandfather of Tommy and Dil. As he tells Tommy in "Toys in the Attic", he found Minka to be the most beautiful girl in the village, and he adores her cooking. Being Jewish, Boris and Minka embrace their religion well, sharing their faith with their extended family, including Angelica, whom they also see as their own grandchild. This is very evident in "A Rugrats Chanukah", when Boris sees Angelica crying, he carefully takes her from Schlomo and continues to hold and comfort her until she calms down.

It is also shown in "Toys In the Attic" that he and Minka keep various knick-knacks and antiques, most of which are broken by Tommy and Angelica. After which, he and Minka both faint, but later they hide all the antiques from the kids. He is seen in The Rugrats Movie, giving a goat for goat's milk to Didi when she is expecting Dil soon, and also helping Lou look after the babies when she goes into labor. He is seen in the beginning and end of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, getting hit with cake by accident. Upon hearing Lou laugh at him, he starts a food fight by hitting him with cake.

In the 2021 series, Boris is no longer a Russian immigrant, instead being a Florida resident who regularly FaceTimes the Pickles family, which Tommy misinterprets as a television series he calls the Bubbe and Zayde Show. As such, Tommy is at first confused beyond measure when Boris and Minka arrive at the Pickles family household for a personal visit.

Looks
Boris has peach skin, small black eyes, and a few hairs on his head. He is often shown wearing a green jacket and a white undershirt as well as blue jeans.

Appearances
Boris has appeared in several episodes of Rugrats. His first appearance was in "Tommy's First Birthday". His last appearance was in "Bad Blood", an episode of All Grown Up!, a Rugrats spinoff.

Trivia

 * Boris_minka.png the early seasons of Rugrats, Boris was shown to have beady black eyes. However, in later seasons of Rugrats, the films, and All Grown Up!, Boris was shown to have larger eyes.
 * Boris is revealed to be Russian-American in "Chuckie Gets Skunked" and "Bad Blood".
 * As of "Blind Man's Bluff", Boris has had cataract surgery.
 * It's unknown if he met Melinda as Minka imply to have met her in Mother's Day.
 * In the 2021 series, Boris is referred to by Tommy as "Zayde." Zayde is the Yiddish word for "grandfather."
 * The only incarnation of the franchise where he doesn't appear is Rugrats Pre-School Daze.

Gallery
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