What's surprising is that even though The Bionic Woman was a rather silly sci-fi series that was popular with children and teenagers, the writers gave some dignity and complexity to the Soviet character, "Dmitri Muskov". Just like the American heroine Jaime Sommers, he loves his own country and basically believes in his country's system of government, while at the same time admitting that there are flaws in the system.
There is a new series on TV now called "The Americans." I was afraid to watch it at first because I thought it might be more клюква but when I saw it I was pleasantly surprised. The story is about a pair of KGB agents deep undercover in the US where they pretend to be a typical suburban couple while simultaneously gathering intel on the US. I was impressed with how they write it though. The story is actually sympathetic to them and portrays them as very three dimensional people who are patriotic Soviet citizens trying to do the right thing and often stuck in impossible situations. The show even explores a lot of the paranoia the CIA had about Russians, and a lot of the Cold War fears on both sides. Plus, there is a lot of jammin' 80's music! There has only been one season so far, but I think a second season is in production now.



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2149175/