Confrontation (Protivostoyanie)

Confrontation is a Soviet 1985 detective mini-series, directed by Semyon Aranovich and based on the novel by Yulian Semyonov. Ugolovny Rozysk (crime police) detective Col. Vladislav Nikolaevich Kostenko (Oleg Basilashvili) investigate a brutal murder. The investigation leads him to the trace of Nikolai Krotov (Andrei Boltnev), a person who in the Summer of 1941 defected to the German side and became a valuable agent of Abwehr, and after the war posed himself as Grigoriy Milinko, a former Red Army soldier, who in reality was murdered by Krotov in 1945. In the 1970s Krotov is involved in illegal gold trade and robberies. When Kostenko unmasks Krotov, the latter tries to hijack a plane but fails.
Scenes set in the 1970s are filmed in color while WW2-era scenes, as well as the climactic scene in 1980, are B&W.
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=Pistols=
==Makarov PM==
In the scene of the hijacking of a plane Makarov PM pistols are seen in the hands and holsters of Soviet Militsia personnel, including Col. Vladislav Nikolaevich Kostenko (Oleg Basilashvili) and his assistant Maj. Revaz Kardava (Murman Jinoria).
==Walther P38==
In the scene of the Battle of Breslau in March 1945 Nikolai Krotov (Andrei Boltnev) takes a Walther P38 from his commander, SS-Unterscharfuhrer (Valeriy Doronin). Krotov uses this pistol thirty-five years later when he hijacks a plane.
=Submachine Guns=
==PPSh-41==
PPSh-41 SMGs are seen in several scenes, set during WW2.
==PPS-43==
What appears a PPS-43 is partially seen in the photo of Grigoriy Milinko.
==MP40==
German soldiers carry MP40s in the scene of the execution of Soviet POWs in concentration camp. Nikolai Krotov (Andrei Boltnev) and his commander, SS-Unterscharfuhrer (Valeriy Doronin), use MP40s during the Battle of Breslau in March 1945.
=Assault Rifles=
==AK-74==
Soviet Army soldiers with AK-74 assault rifles control the airfield during the hijacking of a plane.
==AKMS==
An AKMS is seen in the hands of a special unit trooper.
=Rifles=
==Mosin Nagant M1938Carbine ==
A Soviet soldier carries a Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine in the scene in March 1945.
==Mauser Puška vz. 24==
In one scene a German soldier carries a Mauser rifle that looks similar to Karabiner 98k but has a straight bolt handle. Czech Vz. 24 (Wehrmacht index Gewehr 24(t)) seems to be a decent guess.
=Shotguns=
==Izhmekh IZh-56==
An IZh-56-3 combination rifle/shotgun is found in "Milinko"'s house.
=Machine Guns=
==Maxim M1910==
A Maxim machine gun is used to execute a group of Soviet POWs in a Nazi concentration camp. The machine gun appears to be a Maxim M1910 with visual modifications to make it resemble MG08.
==Vladimirov KPV==
Project 1400 (NATO code Zhuk-class) partol boats of Soviet border guard are armed with KPV heavy machine guns in twin O/U 2M-7 mountings.
=Other Weapons=
==Panzerfaust 30==
A German soldier fires a Panzerfaust 30 during the Battle of Breslau. It appears to be a genuine Panzerfaust rather than a mockup as it is seen firing on screen.
=Documentary Footage=
==Luger P08==
A Hilfspolizei officer carries a Luger P08 in a holster in documentary footage.
==PPSh-41==
Soviet soldiers carry PPSh-41 SMGs in documentary footage.
==PPS-43==
Soviet soldiers carry PPS-43 SMGs in documentary footage.
==Mosin Nagant M1891/30==
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are seen in documentary footage, used by Soviet troops and German Volkssturm (captured M91/30 rifles were issued to Volkssturm under the designation Gewehr 254 (r)).
==Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine==
Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbines are held by Soviet soldiers in documentary footage of the Berlin Victory Parade in September 1945.
==Karabiner 98k==
Karabiner 98k rifles are carried by German soldiers in German wartime footage.
==Small Caliber Rifle==
Volkssturm personnel train in shooting in documentary footage. Their guns appear to be small caliber target rifles.
==Various Rifles==
Volkssturm personnel carry various antique-looking rifles in documentary footage. Some of them resemble French Gras Model 1874. Such guns were captured mostly in Greece and issued to service under designation Gewehr 306(g).
Short rifles that can be Gras carbines (Wehrmacht index Karabiner 561(g)) are also seen in hands of Volkssturm.
==Simonov SKS==
SKS carbines are seen in hands of Soviet Army soldiers on parage in Moscow and of the soldiers of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic on parage in Berlin in the 1970s.
==StG-44==
A Soviet soldier carries a Sturmgewehr 44 in documentary footage.
==AKS-74U==
Soviet paratroopers hold AKS-74U assault rifles during the parage in Moscow (the chronicle is used for late 1970s but it was doubtless filmed in early 1980s when this gun was issued for service).
==MG 34==
Volkssturm personnel march with Mauser rifles, Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades and two MG 34 machine guns.
==MG 34 Panzerlauf==
Volkssturm personnel march with two MG 34 machine guns, one of which is a MG 34 Panzerlauf model.
==Maxim M1910/30==
A Maxim M1910/30 is seen in German documentary footage.
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
A trainee in the Abwehr training camp throws a dummy version of Model 24 Stielhandgranate in German wartime footage. Also Volkssturm personnel carry Stielhandgranates.
==Panzerfaust 30==
Volkssturm personnel march with Panzerfaust 30. Note the simple sights that look different from Panzerfaust 60.
==Tellermine 43==
A Tellermine 43 is seen in German wartime footage.
==Armour==
==Artillery==
 
Category:Mini-Series
Category:Detective
Category:Drama
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Category:Soviet Produced
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