I don't know the exact reason but Sunflower's are the state flower of Russia, and he has always dreamt of the thought of living in a warm place surrounded by sunflower's I hope this was good enough ((and the right answer for your question))
Yes. Sunflowers are often grown in Russia.
Russia grows mainly wheat, barley, rye, oats, sunflowers and corn.
Crops include wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and sunflowers.
Sunflowers
Yes, they love sunflower seeds
Sunflowers can be grown almost everywhere. They can be grown in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, Africa, etc...
To Russia with Love was created on 1994-07-27.
From Russia With Love was released on 04/08/1964.
The Production Budget for From Russia With Love was $2,000,000.
Ukraine grows the most sunflowers, primarily to use and export the seeds. In second place is Russia. In 2014, the US was 11th among sunflower growers.
"From Russia With Love" starring Sean Connery
The duration of From Russia with Love - film - is 1.92 hours.