Stierlitz

Max Otto von Stierlitz (Russian: Макс О́тто фон Шти́рлиц, IPA:) is the lead character in a Russian book series written in the 1960s by Yulian Semyonov, and the television adaptationSeventeen Moments of Spring (starring Vyacheslav Tikhonov) as well as feature films (produced in the Soviet era) and a number of sequels and prequels. Other actors portrayed Stierlitz in several other films. Stierlitz has become a stereotypical spy in Soviet and post-Soviet culture, similar to James Bond in Western culture. American historian Erik Jens has described Stierlitz as the "most popular and venerable hero of Russian spy fiction".