STIRLITZ, Max Otto von (aka Maxim Maksimovich Isaev), SS Standartenfuhrer and colonel of Soviet intelligence, is a legendary intelligence officer, the main character of the novels by Julian Semenov and the cult TV movie by Tatiana Lioznova «Seventeen Moments of Spring». Embodied on the screen by Vyacheslav Tikhonov, he became the standard of endurance and intelligence for the Soviet viewer, even to the point of anecdote. There are no fewer (if not more) comical stories about him than there are stories about his exploits. In any case, he is unfailingly faithful to his oath and firm in character... Show more