| Investigation Led by Experts | |
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| Also known as | Investigation Led by ZnaToKi |
| Starring | Georgy Martyniuk Leonid Kanevsky Elza Lezhdey |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1971 – 2003 |
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Investigation Led by ZnaToKi, or Investigation Led by Experts (Russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, translit. Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi) was a popular[1][2] 1971-1989 Soviet detective TV-series with two Russian series (2002 and 2003). Total episodes released — 24.
Main characters — investigator Pavel Znamenski, detective Alexandr Tomin and laboratory analyst Zinaida Kibrit were acting together under a group name ZnaToKi (translated as "Experts").
The song by Mark Minkov based on the lyrics Invisible Battle (Nezrimiy Boi or Our mission is both dangerous and difficult, and most invisible at first glance...) by Anatoly Gorokhov features in almost all series. It became an unofficial hymn of the Soviet Militia.[3]
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- ^ Кашин, Олег (2011-11-10). "«Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи». Ретрорецензия". Деловая газета «Взгляд». Archived from the original on 2011-11-26.
- ^ "Марк Минков: лауреат премии МВД". Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.