Spetsnaz (miniseries)

Spetsnaz (Russian: Спецназ) is a 2002 Russian TV miniseries directed by Andrei Malyukov.

Overview

The series is set mostly in Russia and follows the adventures of four members of the Spetsnaz GRU (judging by uniforms worn by the characters). The locations also switch frequently and have also included Chechnya, Afghanistan, Dagestan, and Kosovo.

Through the course of the series, the characters have done everything from rescuing shot-down pilots in Chechnya to rescuing the passengers and crew of a hijacked Aeroflot plane grounded in Afghanistan.

Cast

The following are recurring characters in the show

• Aleksandr Baluyev - Major Platov, the hardened veteran unit commander
• Aleksei Kravchenko - Captain 'Doc' Vyazemsky
• Vladislav Galkin - Senior Lieutenant 'Yakut' Urmanov
• Igor Lifanov - Senior Warrant Officer Khrustalyov AKA 'Krust'

Ban

See also: Boycott Russian Films

In October 2014 the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinema have banned some Russian films, particularly "Spetsnaz", for demonstration and distribution. According to the head of agency Pylyp Illenko that decision was caused by events in Ukraine which has made it "improper to show Russian films with obvious propaganda, for example, exaltation of Russian law enforcement and Russia itself, on Ukrainian TV channels now."

External links

• http://www.specnaztv.narod.ru/ (Russian)
• Spetsnaz at IMDb