Investigation Held by ZnaToKi | |
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Starring |
Georgy Martyniuk Leonid Kanevsky Elza Lezhdey |
Country of origin | Soviet Union Russia |
Original language(s) | Russian |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original release | 1971 | – 2003
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi, or Investigation Held by Experts (Russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, translit. Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi) was a popular 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").
Song by Mark Minkov based on the lyrics Invisible Battle (Nezrimiy Boi - 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.