Investigation Led by Experts

Investigation Led by Experts
Also known asInvestigation Led by ZnaToKi
StarringGeorgy Martyniuk
Leonid Kanevsky
Elza Lezhdey
Country of originSoviet Union
Russia
Original languageRussian
No. of episodes24
Original release
Release1971 (1971) –
2003 (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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  2. ^ Кашин, Олег (2011-11-10). "«Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи». Ретрорецензия". Деловая газета «Взгляд». Archived from the original on 2011-11-26.
  3. ^ "Марк Минков: лауреат премии МВД". Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.