Its prototype was the real spy.
It turns out that the heroic, famous and stylish the Savior of the world of James bond is the prototype. Them was a Serb Dusan Popov. This spy operating for the British intelligence became the basis for the creation of this image.
He was born in 1912 into a wealthy family, in the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied in the German city of Tarnburg. It was during his studies he was recruited into the ranks of the Nazi Abwehr intelligence. However, Dusan went to the British Embassy and expressed a desire to become a double agent. As a spy, he could afford a luxurious life and the most beautiful women.
Ian Flemming Dusan Popov met in Portugal. At the time the future writer was also a British intelligence agent. During his service, the agent was able to transfer a lot of false information, misleading Nazi Germany. But in the end, because of the betrayal, Dushan Popov was discovered. After that, he continued to lead a luxurious life in Britain and died in 1981.
