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Toby Stephens stars as James Bond - Secret Service agent 007 created by Ian Fleming.

Toby Stephens stars as James Bond - the British Secret Service agent 007 created by Ian Fleming.

The Soviet James Bond

James Bond: The Soviet James Bond

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - James Bond, The Soviet James Bond

The name is Isaev, Maxim Maximovich Isaev.  Miles Jupp uncovers the Soviet James Bond.

4 Extra Debut. The name is Isaev, Maxim Maximovich Isaev. Miles Jupp uncovers the Russian superspy dubbed the “Soviet James Bond”. From 2014.

In the depths of the Cold War, the Soviets had their own version of James Bond, a superspy whose adventures thrilled readers from Minsk to the Urals. 

But whereas Bond enjoyed champagne, gambling and beautiful women, the spy codenamed Stierlitz was  a Russian patriot of austere tastes (though he does enjoy vodka and singing Russian songs). In novels like “Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat,” Stierlitz carved a parallel path to that being followed by the great 007. 

Spy fan Miles Jupp explores the extraordinary legacy of the Soviet James Bond and his creator Julian Semyonov.  

Producer: David Stenhouse

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014

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