Bandit Petersburg
Bandit Petersburg (or Gangster Petersburg, ) is a Russian detective television series. It was one of the most successful Russian series of the early 2000s. The series is loosely based on the eight works of . The first two parts premiered in May 2000 on the NTV channel. In total, ten seasons were produced, the last of which was broadcast in 2007. The only character who appears in 9 seasons (except the film "The Operative"), is Lieutenant Colonel Kudasov by Yevgeny Sidikhin. Music. The series' theme song is "The City that isn't there", by singer and composer Igor Kornelyuk , and lyricist . Part I of the series also features "You're a Stranger To Me" by Tatiana Bulanova as a secondary theme. Anachronism. Although the events of the series are portrayed as taking place in the late 1980s to early 1990s, anachronistic objects such as car models, mobile phones, personal computers, signage and media appear in the series; even gravestones with dates from the late 1990s appear. Series structure. The series can be divided into two parts: Seasons based on the works of other writers. 7. Redistribution (2005) - 12 episodes (the script was written based on a concept of Andrei  Konstantinov 8. Terminal (2006) - 12 episodes 9. Dutch Passage (2006) - 12 episodes 10. Payback (2007) - 12 episodes Reaction of Konstantinov to the later episodes. Konstantinov said that the series "Bandit Petersburg" consisted of 7 parts rather than 10, since, in his opinion, "Terminal", "Dutch Passage" and "Payback" were taken in violation of copyright. Unlike the DVD, these films were broadcast without use of "Bandit Petersburg" in the title, although the title was listed in channel information. Sources. The original books were: