Slaboye Zveno

Slaboye Zveno
Starring	Mariya Kiselyova, Nikolai Fomenko
Country of origin	Russia
Production
Running time	38-45 minutes
Release
Original network	Channel One (2001-2005), Petersburg – Channel 5 (2007-2008)
Original release	September 25, 2001 – December 28, 2008
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Slaboye Zveno was the Russian version of the game show The Weakest Link. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2001 on Channel One.

The game's prizes for questions

Long chain (2001—2008)

No	Price (rub.)
8	50 000
7	40 000
6	30 000
5	20 000
4	10 000
3	5000
2	2000
1	1000

Chains for special projects and holiday releases

No	Price (rub.)
8	125 000
7	100 000
6	75 000
5	50 000
4	25 000
3	12 000
2	6000
1	3000

Interesting facts

In the late 2002, hosts of the channel's several leading game shows swapped places. In the event, Maria Kiseleva hosted New Year edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, while Leonid Yakubovich hosted The Weakest Link. That episode has set a record ‒ the winner, Roman Madyanov, has received a prize of 402,000 rubles (out of the grand prize of 1 million rubles).