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[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|IS-2 tank in Berlin in Spring 1945.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|T-34 tanks and SU-76M SPG in Berlin in Spring 1945.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|T-34 tanks and SU-76M SPG in Berlin in Spring 1945.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Unidentified tank in German wartime footage.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|KV-1 tank in documentary footage.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-30.jpg|thumb|none|500px|ISU-152 SPG in documentary footage.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-30.jpg|thumb|none|500px|ISU-152 SPG in documentary footage.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|T-34 tank in documentary footage.]]
[[File:Protivostoyanie-Chronicle-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|T-34 tank in documentary footage.]]
Confrontation (Protivostoyanie)
Modern DVD Cover
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Col. Vladislav Nikolaevich Kostenko
Oleg Basilashvili
Nikolai Ivanovich Krotov
Andrei Boltnev
Maj. Aleksey Ivanovich Zhukov
Yury Kuznetsov
Maj. Revaz Kardava
Murman Jinoria
Spiridon Deryabin
Aleksandr Kazakov
Kira Korolyova
Olga Semyonova
Roman Kirillovich Zhuravlev
Aleksandr Filippenko
Confrontation Protivostoyanie ) 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 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 1970s are filmed in color while WW2 era scenes, as well as the climactic scene in 1980, are B&W.
The following weapons were used in the film Confrontation (Protivostoyanie) :
Pistols Makarov PM In the scene of the hijacking of a plane Makarov PM pistols are seen in hands and holsters of Soviet Militsia personnel, including Col. Vladislav Nikolaevich Kostenko (Oleg Basilashvili ) and his assistant Maj. Revaz Kardava (Murman Jinoria).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsia officer carries a PM in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Kardava carries a PM in shoulder holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pilot puts a PM on ground before entering the hijacked plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A special unit trooper with a PM confronts Krotov who is armed with a Walther P38 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Special unit troopers with PMs escort arrested Krotov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Kostenko carries a PM in shoulder holster. Walther P38 In the scene of 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krotov kills his commander and takes a Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krotov holds a P38 when hijacking a plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He takes a hostage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krotov confronts a special unit trooper. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 PPSh-41 SMGs are seen in several scenes, set during WW2.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wartime photo of Marine Grigoriy Milinko (Andrey Smolyakov ) with a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of Abwehr agents, disguised as Soviet soldiers, receive PPSh SMGs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer holds a PPSh of one of fake Soviet soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grigoriy Milinko with a PPSh in the scene in March 1945. His SMG has a box magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Milinko's PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolai Krotov (Andrei Boltnev ) holds a PPSh, taken from slain Milinko. PPS-43 What appears a PPS-43 is partially seen on the photo of Grigoriy Milinko.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of PPS is seen in center of the photo. MP40 German soldiers carry MP40 SMGs in the scene on 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s in the camp for Soviet POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krotov with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Krotov with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS-Unterscharfuhrer reloads his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires. Assault Rifles AK-74 Soviet Army soldiers with AK-74 assault rifles control the airfield during hijacking of a plane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-74 - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS An AKMS is seen in hands of a special unit trooper.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A special unit trooper with AKMS calms the hostage. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine A Soviet soldier carries a Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine in the scene in March 1945.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the field kitchen carries an M38 Carbine. Vz. 24 Czech Mauser 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries a Mauser rifle when escorting defector Krotov in September 1941. The front sight is Kar 98k style rather than original Czech so it's probably a piece manufactured during German occupation. Shotguns Izhmekh IZh-56 An IZh-56-3 combination rifle/shotgun is found in "Milinko"'s house.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IZh-56-3 "Belka" with PVS-1 sniper scope - .22LR/28 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing .22 caliber barrel is seen over the shotgun barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of IZh-56. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 A Maxim machine gun is used to execute a group of Soviet POWs in Nazi concentration camp. The machine gun appears to be a Maxim M1910 with visual modifications to make it resemble MG08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of the machine gun is mocked up to resemble MG08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sokolov mount and smooth barrel cover allows to identify the machine gun as M1910. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing KPV heavy machine gun in 2M-7 twin (over and under) naval mounting - 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Panzerfaust 30 - 44mm with 140mm warhead Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier aims. The shape of the sight matches Panzerfaust 30 rather than Panzerfaust 60. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier fires. The lampshade behind him catches fire by backblast of the Panzerfaust. Luger P08 A Hilfspolizei officer carries a Luger P08 in holster in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hilfspolizei officer carries a P08 in holster. PPSh-41 Soviet soldiers carry PPSh-41 SMGs in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with a PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An artillerymen at the left carries a PPSh. PPS-43 Soviet soldiers carry PPS-43 SMGs in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volkssturm personnel carry M91/30 rifles.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An artillerymen at the right carries an M91/30 rifle. Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbines are hold by Soviet soldiers in documentary footage of Berlin Victory Parade in September 1945.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers march with M44 Carbines. Karabiner 98k Karabiner 98k rifles are carried by German soldiers in German wartime footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Small Caliber Rifle Volkssturm personnel train in shooting in documentary footage. Their guns appear to be small caliber target rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Gras Mle 1874 M80 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet - 11 x 59mm Gras. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volkssturm personnel carry old-style long rifles. Note typical top barrel bands and the position of sling, very low in comparison with many other rifles.Short rifles that can be Gras carbines (Wehrmacht index Karabiner 561(g)) are also seen in hands of Volkssturm .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note typical French-style top barrel bands and shape of stocks. Simonov SKS SKS carbines are seen in hands of Soviet Army soldiers on parage in Moscow and of the soldiers of National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic on parage in Berlin in 1970s.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries an StG 44. AKS-74U Sovier 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).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 Panzerlauf with stock fitted - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man in cener carries an MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 Panzerlauf is seen at the foreground, and a standard MG34 at the background. Maxim M1910/30 A Maxim M1910/30 is seen in German documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen near the formation of Hilfspolizei personnel. Model 24 Stielhandgranate A trainee in Abwehr training camp throws a dummy version of Model 24 Stielhandgranate in German wartime footage. Also Volkssturm personnel carry Stielhandgranates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A trainee throws a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volkssturm personnel carry Stielhandgranates.Panzerfaust 30 Volkssturm personnel march with Panzerfaust 30 . Note the simple sights that look different from Panzerfaust 60.
Panzerfaust 30 - 44mm with 140mm warhead Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volkssturm personnel carry Panzerfausts.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier holds a Panzerfaust. Unidentified Land Mine An unidentified land mine is seen in German wartime footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing IS-2 tank in Berlin in Spring 1945. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34 tanks and SU-76M SPG in Berlin in Spring 1945. Error creating thumbnail: File missing KV-1 tank in documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing ISU-152 SPG in documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34 tank in documentary footage. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm gun ZiS-3 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Artillerymen at ZiS-3. One of them is armed with a PPSh-41 , another one with a Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle, and the commander carries a German-style holster, possibly for Walther PP . Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122mm howitzer M-30 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 203mm howitzer B-4 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing BM-31-12 rocket launchers in action. 
