Slaboye zveno (russian: Слабое звено, English translation: ''A weak link'') is the Russian version of the

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The Weakest Link ''Weakest Link'' (also known as ''The Weakest Link'') is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. ...

''. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2001 on

Channel One Russia Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervyy kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian state-controlled television channel. It is the first television channel to broadcast in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters ...

Money tree

Interesting facts

In late 2002, the channel's several leading game show hosts swapped places. In the event

Mariya Kiselyova Mariya Aleksandrovna Kiselyova (russian: Мари́я Александровна Киселёва; born September 28, 1974 in Samara) is a female synchronised swimmer from Russia. She competes in synchronised swimming and has won three Olym ...

hosted the

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edition of ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...

'', while ''

Pole Chudes ''Pole Chudes'' ( rus, По́ле Чуде́с, p=ˈpolʲɪ tɕʉˈdʲes, '' The Field of Wonders'') is a Russian adaptation of the U.S. game show ''Wheel of Fortune'' (loosely based on the original format; the license wasn't bought from the dis ...

'' host

Leonid Yakubovich Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich PARRoman Madyanov Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (russian: Рома́н Серге́евич Мадя́нов; born July 22, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in ''Hopelessly Lost' ...

has received a prize of ₽402,000

rubles The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union. , currencies named ''rub ...

(out of the grand prize of 1 million rubles).Слабое звено ОРТ 27.12.2002 - Youtube
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References

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