Col. Irina Sedova / Babushka

Colonel Irina Sedova, codenamed Babushka, is a Soviet spy and OGPU leader serving as a major antagonist in author Charlie Higson's Young Bond novels Double or Die (2007), and By Royal Command (2008).

Despite her plain, peasant like appearance, Colonel Irina Sedova is a ruthless killer used to giving orders at the highest level within the Soviet machine.