The legendary British agent's Aston Martin DB5 never had the problems faced by an Omsk man in a Ford Focus.
Three year wait for permission which never came.
Norman Surplus, 49, is refusing to give up, 15 months after being denied access to Russian airspace to complete is round the world adventure.
I hate the cold, yet here I was, in winter, boarding a plane for Siberia. This was no holiday– after all, no one goes to Siberia for a holiday!
My only knowledge of Russia came from Hollywood movies, James Bond films in particular - though I was aware that From Russia with Love was made back in 60s.
The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.
Nicknamed the 'Angelina Jolie of Russia', the student says her victory was like a Cinderella fairy tale come true.
Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.
With fur on its tail and twice the size of a human being, no one yet knows what the animal is.