Every Russian Bond Girl Ever

Good post Andy) Its funny how there’s never been a Russian Bond girl played by an actual russkaya!) Fiona Fullerton is from NI as far as I know. Bianchi is my favourite. Blonde AND Italian? What more could a guy want??!! FRWL is surely the best of those films too. The fight scene on the train from Trieste between Bond and Robert Shaw is a cracker.

Someone from the southern part of the land comprising Kievan Rus is close enough to the “actual Russkaya” category. OK’s career seems to have jump started in Moscow.

Offhand, I’m not sure of Ivana Milicevic’s depicted ethnicity in Casino Royale:

http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/villains/valenka.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21

Regarding Ukrainian actresses, Mila Jovovich is an ethnic Serb.

I understand that there’s a small, but representaive enough number of ethnic Serb Ukrainian citizens in Ukraine.

I’m not sure of Ivana Milicevic’s nationality either – she fails the Bond Girl test though, on the basis that she and Bond never slipped between the sheets.

Incidentally, Xenia Onatopp is credited in the film as being born in Georgia, while it was still a Soviet Republic. I figured that was good enough for me to give her the benefit of the doubt…

In fairness it was good judgement call to include Famke Jannsen, Georgian character or otherwise! I read once that the makers of Goldeneye had wanted to use Moscow and not St Petes, but couldnt get permission to stop the traffic in Moscow for the inordinate time required to shoot the tank scene. I loved the battle in the library, with Bond battling the hapless Russian squadies)

Kievan Rus is mad ethnic determinism. I’ve seen elsewhere that you’ve tried to lump Ireland into the same boat as Britain using the same argument. Mike, please give it a rest and stop dragging politics and mad theories into everything.

Just found this link, handy for Russian speakers to get some listening practice: http://www.russianinternet.com/radio/
You can pick up Echo, Russkoe, Nashe and Evropa Plus, though sadly Maximum wont behave.

Mikhail, chitaitye pazhalusta:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE0DA163FF934A35754C0A962958260

Comparative politics Michael McFaul would be proud of.

Anyway, lets not ruin the post, which has NOTHING to do with Ukrainian staehood, which somehow you managed to bring in here, like a smelly fish into a house. Does anyone disagree with me that Bianchi is the hottest of those babes?

Yes. Whatever makes you happy. Now, can we drop it and not ruin this post? The post is about Russian Bond babes, not Ukrainians. Ukraine is not part of Russia at all. I dont see what the confusion is. Is the US part of Canada? No. Rossiya ne Ukraina. Rossiya eto Rossiya, Ukraina eto Ukraina.

Here’s a rating of the top 10 Bond girls, regardless of whether or not they played the role of a Russian:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=avY_7QDXPxo

“Do you have anything to say about Bianchi at all? You’re old enough to have seen FRWL in the cinema.”

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If he can’t hit me one way, he comes back in another way. Can’t say that he doesn’t try.

I wasn’t old enough in 1963 and yeah I’ve to agree with what was stated.

Andy, thats a fine pick of Bianchi. In the film she’s unbelievably beautiful, just mesmerising. The character of Onatopp is cool too though, and she’s lovely and lively, with an evil smile. Scorupco looks like one of those Russkaya who end up eating tons of borsch from big bowls in her kvartira. Still hot though, and I like borsh.
Speaking of Russia v Ukraine, one of the funniest things is the (extremely low) Ukrainian regard for Russian cooking. Ukrainians are shocked by the (truely dire) Russian rendition of shci, made with saurkraut, whilst the Ukrainian one is very tasty, mae with fresh cabbage slices. They also think Russian borsch is a perversion of their invention!

“Speaking of Russia v Ukraine, one of the funniest things is the (extremely low) Ukrainian regard for Russian cooking. Ukrainians are shocked by the (truely dire) Russian rendition of shci, made with saurkraut, whilst the Ukrainian one is very tasty, mae with fresh cabbage slices. They also think Russian borsch is a perversion of their invention!”

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The last point is definitely bullshit.

Note how Ukrainian is collectively used in the above quoted.

Many Ukrainians don’t share that perception.

Mike, I’m glad you agree on Bianchi, and sorry for the age pun, it was unfair. Its one I use on my old man all the time and its bad form.

Mike, Russian schi made with saurkraut is a crime against food(and humanity). I cant change my view on that)

BTW, you can crack on my age all you want. I’m younger than the earlier referenced McFaul and I suspect the “beloved Michelle Berdy”.

A bit of a brag: but in point of fact, I physically blow away a good many folks half my age.

There’re several different versions of the latter which can be found in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, among some other parts of the FSU and FSU Diaspora communities.

The greater NY area has plenty of fine eateries having it.

Salo is flavored fat.

I linked one of her language articles in QT.

Her comments about Srebrenica were wrong. They displayed a lack of knowledge on the subject, which is typical among many Anglo-American media elites. Yuila Latynina falls into that category as well.

Like it or not, I’ve my own fan base that includes academics and media folks, who have had it with some of the BS being uncritically peddled at some high profile venues.

That’s Yulia. One of her MT articles uncritically cited the off the wall 200,000 casualty figure (offhand, I seem to recall her putting that figure even higher higher) and suggestion that Milosevic was the root of the whole former Yugo mess.

“Global Voices Online » Russia, Ukraine: Bond Girls Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
[…] Light posts “a brief rundown of every Russian Bond Girl, ever” – which includes at least one Ukrainian girl. Share […]”

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Yes Veronica.

When will GV stop its bias against blogs like:

http://www.byzantinesacredart.com/blog/

Instead, showing a preference for the diverse political opposites like Greater Surbiton and the Srebrenica Genocide Blog.

Boo!!!!

Quite what the above two posts have to do with Bond girls isnt exactly clear.

make that: an advocacy fraud.

Having an on line discussion group, that’s closed from open viewing has a certain Soviet like quality to it, which runs counter to Russia presenting a better image of itself.

You contradict yourself in a way that supports what I said.

There’s the entertainment aspect, combined with the slant of the British superman successfully knocking off scores of bad guys.

Bond’s successs is global. Russian cinema hasn’t come close to matching such a character from a Russian perspective.

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan book series had a similar propaganda intent. Like the two Russian bad guys situated in Africa. Talk about paranoia! 19th century Russia didn’t need or really have Africa in mind for empire purposes.

You’re also wrong for believing that I’m the only one holding similar views.

“As for closed from viewing groups, that may have something to do with participants getting spammed.”

Bullshit! It has to do with the apparent insecurity of the principle who prefers managed (censored) scenarios for cover purposes. Those accusing of “spam” have done the very same thing themselves.

I’m glad to say that some in that certain group are willing subscribers to my material. Those requesting off are taken off.

You really like fronting for the inept?

As a matter of fact, cartoons like Rockey and Bullwinkle as well as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse had a Cold War spook aspect to them.

JB has been action entertainment mixed in with the political.

I seem to dimly recall the Soviet Union had a rival series to Bond, although it might have only managed a couple or three films. No idea what they were called though, so I might just be imagining it!

Andy:

I’m aware of that one. However, it didn’t resonate like JB.

On another point, “he” (as per what was communicated to me) only recently became Russian language fluent. Where one is located doesn’t alone establish a dominance of perspective.

Like many others, I like intelligent discourse which isn’t manipulated in a way that mutes out interestingly informative input.

Intelligent individuals willing to face the firing line (if you may) should be welcomed in media.

Those wrongly claiming “abuse” against themselves as they use terms like “nuts” to describe some of their peers aren’t setting a good example.

“And he has a thankless job, defending Russia in the english language.”

Is that how his RAS (or RAN) employed (at least as claimed) friend and himself feel? At that now closed venue, he said that he was free to speak his mind and that the day this stopped was the day he would leave.

You don’t really know what he knows relative to myself. Simply put, I’m in a much better position to comment about him when compared to what you say about me. This has to do with my own aptitude and knowledge of numerous FSU subjects which you clearly lack.

It’s quite clear that you carry on like a troll, who looks the other way at faulty manner unlike myself. This matches your aburdly abrasive comments, which are non-substantive.

America is the hyper superpower, with NY being a leading center of numerous organizations.

BTW, on the matter of abrasive: in more than one instance, Ger O’Brien has said that Peter Lavelle is “hard on the eyes”.

What does that have to do with Lavelle as a commentator?

Ger O’Brien incorrectly stated that 99% of my work is on blogs. The stated intent being to try to second guess my abilities without even actually challenging them. Meantime, 100% of his FSU commentary appears blog related. Using his own suggested “logic”, he’s in no postion to pass judgement on me.

Nobody’s getting excited but you Mike, calm down. My name is indeed Clancy, as you’ll have known from day one in emails. The reason O’Brien is written beside my comments is simply cos I didnt change it in the ‘name required’ box) I’ll do it now. I’ve nothing to hide at all, and simply used a different name when I first started commenting on blogs, simply cos I thought it was a good idea.

Lavelle is in Moscow and speaks Russian. You simply cannot match this simple fact, no matter what crap you spout. He’s in the heart of the action; you’re 6,000 miles away without a word of Russian. Simple logic.

Mike, you cant accuse me of trolling -if you scroll up the comments, you’ll see that at 5.44am London time you started off this mass media/blogs stuff with an out-of-the-blue rant about GV and poor Lyndon, who didnt deserve it. Not my fault Mike.

As for PL, yeah, he aint pretty, but he’s the one at RT.

The troll comes back for more.

– No actual criticism of my work.

– Simply put, I’m in a much better position to comment about the subjects I discuss when compared to what O’Brien/Clancy says about me. This has to do with my own aptitude and knowledge of numerous FSU subjects which O’Brien/Clancy clearly lacks.

– In conjunction with that last point, substantive criticism shouldn’t be confused with the ongoing troll manner of O’Brien/Clancy.

– This includes him going along with the troll like antics of Chris Doss, who left this venue after his own stated background was called out in relation to his troll like comments at SL.

– Lavelle as per what others have said, only recently became Russian fluent.

– A number of people in the field aren’t Russian fluent.

– A number of Russian fluent folks aren’t adept at knowing any number of FSU issues.

– Note how the troll bobs and weaves. In one post, he will say to stay on topic; never minding that he’s the one actually drifting off topic like a troll. He’s the one constantly going off topic, AFTER he’s unable to backup his idiotic points.

– He’s the one making comments like Lavelle “is hard on the eyes”.

– He’s the one having exhibited nothing much in terms of analytical ability.

– He incorrectly stated that 99% of my work is on blogs. The stated intent being to try to second guess my abilities without even actually challenging them. Meantime, 100% of his FSU commentary appears blog related. Using his own suggested “logic”, he’s in no postion to pass judgement on me.

– Seeing how he’s getting personal here, why the two last names for the same person? He sometimes calls himself Ger Clancy instead of Ger O’Brien.
Not that I really care. Rather to highlight how his troll like methods get off topic.

– America is the hyper superpower, with NY being a leading center of numerous organizations.

Another one of many:

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8119431684867910557&postID=937329599559350491&isPopup=true

While we’re on the subject – apparently Cate Blanchett will be playing a Russian secret agent in Indiana Jones 4. No idea if she’s going to be on Indy’s side or not…

Blanchett was brilliant as Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, she even had the Dublin accent right, so there’s no doubt she could do it as a Russian. I cant wait for Indiana 4. It’ll be brilliant.

That’s characterization.

This thread serves the purpose of showing the kind of incessant off the wall pursuits a troll like O’Brien/Clancy will undertake.

He lies again. This time with gross anti-Serb misrepresentations. Points that have been clearly debunked. My points about GV are legitimate, much unlike his troll like outbursts at this and other threads. Promoting anti-Serb blogs, while censoring mainstream thinking Serb ones isn’t responsible media advocacy. Note that he didn’t give a completely accurate summation of my GV raised points.

Note his crank outburst against Pridnestrovie’s government, which in objective terms is nowhere near as “criminal” as the repackaged KLA regime in Kosovo. In point of fact, Pridnestrovie’s government isn’t so bad when compared to Moldova’s. A good number of responsible observers share my general views about Pridnestrovie. The mentioned blog on Pridnestrovie is a sanely presented and articulate source, unlike the troll who slurs it.

At this thread, the troll harped on some Ukrainian issues which he was unable to substantively backup. Upon being unable to backup his faulty notions, the troll typically goes off course by flippantly raising other issues.

Trolls like him typically overlook how they and some others go off topic.

The US is a powerful and in some instances misinformed place. I’m well situated to know what’s not right and how to appropriately respond to some of the predominating inaccuracies.

The troll was once again unable to legitimately debunk any of my points.

Obviously Long island is the best place for Russia analysis. the likes of me, who had to walk through Red Square to work from Okhotniy Ryad(Hunter’s Row) metro for two years wouldnt have a clue, nor PL who actually presents a tv show. No, clearly speaking Russian is a barrier to expertise on Russia.
Like most Ukrainians I find fault with Russian schi. Its a subjective view that requires no links. Russian schi tastes like bogwater, Ukrainian schi like cabbage soup. Get over it. And, Ukraine and Russia are not the same. I believe that to be an objective reality recognised by most countries in the world.
GV doesnt want to run cranky Serb blogs – so what?

Second attempt. Pardon if posted in duplicate.

“Get over it. And, Ukraine and Russia are not the same. I believe that to be an objective reality recognised by most countries in the world.”

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Another gross representation from the troll. The above quoted misrepresents what I said about how Russia and much of Ukraine are very closely related in a way not seen among the overwhleming majority of any pair of other countries.

The Russian nation’s origin goes back to Kievan Rus. At this thread, the troll mischaracterized the term Kievan Rus.

He lies in saying that I’ve never been to Red Square. A moot point, relative to the actual issues brought up here. Never minding my own family background, which is more akin to Russia than his.

He lies about the term Kievan Rus.

His shilling for media faults further shows his shortcomings. He earlier acknowledged not being up to snuff on the subject. Ignorant jackasses are known to babble on about things they aren’t so knowledgeable about.

He would no doubt have to Google Gogol, Skoropdodsky and Shevchenko to understand the Russo-Ukrainian relationship. Gogol was a Russian-Ukrainian literary figure. Along with many other Ukrainains, the Skoropdosky family favors close Russo-Ukrainian ties. Shevchenko favored a Slavic union, including Russia and Ukraine. Since, the Soviet breakup, a number of credible polls express a similar sentiment among many in Ukraine.

Note the LR like similarity the troll is utilizing.

Quite pathetic.

Cranky)

… Skoropdodsky … Skoropdosky …

The correct spelling is Skoropadsky or Skoropadskyi.

Only a matter of time before a hypocritically selective nit picker came on board. The same guy/gal who didn’t get Sean Guillory’s not so distant misspell of Katrina vanden Heuvel’s name.

To be precise, “Skoropadsky” is the Russian transliteration of his name, with “Skoropadskyi” being the Ukrainian. On such matter, it’s typically left up to the involved source on what to use. There’re a number of ethnic Ukrainians who prefer speaking Russian and using the Russian transliteration.

This leads to whether there’s a set Surzhyk transliteration.

Lyndon:

Regarding GV, someone in the know privately said you’ve input on what gets posted.

They don’t always do a “great” job for the detailed reasons given.

As for KP’s site, I’m referring to what he says and not the bigot.

Got it?

To be precise, “Skoropadsky” is the Russian transliteration of his name, with “Skoropadskyi” being the Ukrainian…

????.

Memories of RAS v RAN. Pure nit-picking, lacking solid analytical overview. Overly selective at that.

Idiot boy pops in again wih meaningless chatter.

His act has long since played out. A dull suckup of a moronic twit.

As per his latest salvo: nothing of the sort. A true cyber punk extraordinaire, who would be best off in a forum that is closed from open viewing. He’s certainly playing the role of useless idiot.

Once again, my mail lists are generally well received by a politically diverse group of intelligent academic, media and other interested parties.

Those characterizations don’t match the troll’s witless parakeet statements.

Hox! Hox! Hox!

A clap followed by the swipe.

As far as “ego”, I’ve seen my share of those, who butter up elitny by propping them, while not giving the same credit to others, whose ideas and views they utilize.

I don’t do that.

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