TIL the man who inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond was not English, and may have
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A detailed Wikipedia biography of Sidney Reilly, a Russian-born adventurer and alleged spy who inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond. It explains his disputed origins, espionage activities across Europe and Russia, and his disappearance after a Soviet counterintelligence operation.
- Summarizes Reilly's contested birth identity and early life
- Outlines his alleged espionage operations and international ties
- Describes his fame, mythologizing, and disappearance in 1925
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