The Religious Affiliation of
Red Guardian
Tania Belinskya

Religion: Communist Party member

Name: Red Guardian

Alter Ego: Tania Belinskya

Other Names: Starlight; Red Guardian II; Tania Belinsky; Dr. Tania Belinsky; Tania Belinskaya

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: (as Red Guardian) Defenders (vol. 1) #35; (as Starlight) Quasar #19 (Feb. 1991): "Refugees"

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 39

Teams/Affiliations: The Defenders

Enemy of: The Hulk, The Soviet Super-Soldiers

Ally: Presence

Occupation: doctor, wanderer

Nation: Russia

Birth Place: St. Petersburg, Russia

Race: white

Gender: female

Note: former adventurer, dissident champion; neurosurgeon

This character is in the following 27 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Captain America (vol. 1) #315 (Mar. 1986): "The Hard Sell" (cameo)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #35 (May 1976): "Bring Back My Body to Me, to Me...!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #36 (June 1976): "A Garden of Earthly Demise!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #37 (July 1976): "Evil in Bloom!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #38 (Aug. 1976): "Exile to Oblivion!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #39 (Sep. 1976): "Riot in Cellblock 12!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #40 (Oct. 1976): "Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... the Assassin!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #41 (Nov. 1976): "Intruder in the Sand!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #43 (Jan. 1977): "This World Is Mine!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #44 (Feb. 1977): "Rage of the Rajah!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #45 (Mar. 1977): "We Must Free the Defenders!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #46 (Apr. 1977): "Who Remembers Scorpio?"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #49 (July 1977): "Who Remembers Scorpio? Part Two: Rampage"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #51 (Sep. 1977): "A Round with the Ringer!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #52 (Oct. 1977): "Defender of the Realm!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #53 (Nov. 1977): "The Power Principle, Part One: The Prince and the Presence!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #54 (Dec. 1977): "The Power Principle, Part Two: A Study in Survival!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #55 (Jan. 1978): "The Power Principle, Part Three: Emotion, Ego... and Empty Expectations!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #56 (Feb. 1978): "Val's New York Adventure!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #59 (May 1978): "Xenogenesis Day of the Demons, Part 2: Tyranny and Mutation"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #61 (July 1978): "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Lunatik!" (illusion)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #65 (Nov. 1978): "Of Ambitions and Giant Amoebas"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #77 (Nov. 1979): "Waiting for the End of the World!" (cameo)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #114 (Dec. 1982): "Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light!"
The Defenders Annual #1 (Oct. 1976): "World Gone Sane?"

Omega the Unknown Classic (Dec. 2005): "Waiting for the End of the World!" (cameo)
Quasar #19 (Feb. 1991): "Refugees"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=399
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6531
  - http://www.comicvine.com/starlight/29-19931/
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Communist_Party_(Soviet_Union)
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/s5.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/red.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/starlstd.htm
  - http://www.comicvine.com/the-defenders-bring-back-my-body-to-me-to-me/37-16338/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Defenders_Vol_1_35