5 — Anya Amasova

Much of the Bond era played out during the Cold War. On occasion Bond would find himself working alongside, and romancing, a Russian woman. Here in the middle of the rankings, we figured the best Russian Bond Girl name should be acknowledged.

Anya Amasova is alliterative, clearly Russian, but also easy enough to pronounce. Compare that to, say, Tatiana Romanova or Natalya Simonova. It’s a lot easier to wrap your head around Anya Amasova.

The Spy Who Loved Me is the most “Britain and the Soviet Union joining forces for the greater good” Bond movie, and Anya is one of the most interesting Bond girls in that we never know, up until the final frames, if she is Bond’s lover or enemy or both.