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''[[wikipedia:Seventeen Moments of Spring|]]''Seventeen Moments of Spring'']] (Russian: ''Семнадцать мгновений весны'', ''Semnadtsat' mgnovenij vesny''), also ''Seventeen Instants of Spring'', is a 1973 Soviet TV miniseries. It was directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the eponymous book by the novelist Yulian Semyonov. The series consists of 12 episodes, 70 minutes each.
 
The series depicts the life of a Soviet spy Maxim Isaev operating in Nazi Germany under the name Max Otto von Stirlitz, played by the Soviet actor [[Vyacheslav Tikhonov]]. Other leading roles were played by Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Tabakov, Yuri Vizbor, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Rostislav Plyatt, Vasily Lanovoy and Mikhail Zharkovsky.
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In 2009, a remastered version in color was released.
 
This series had openly disobeyed the Soviet cinema rule of depiction Nazis as a [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]]s ([[Those Wacky Nazis]] will do, too). Walther Schellenberg, Müller and Bormann were performed by the very popular and charismatic actors Oleg Tabakov, Leonid Bronevoy and Yuri Visbor (but a touch of charm they have added to their roles did not hide the fact that the Nazi leaders ''were'' monsters - that is what is called "the brilliant acting") and Nazi bosses in general were shown as being very much alike the Soviet bosses of the time. And the protagonist, Stirlitz, looked like a Soviet intellectual who has to hid his true self under the mask of obedience, loyality and ''proper ideological orientation''. Stirlitz's awesome ability to outwit his bosses and keep "the human face" at the same time (despite the fact that one could hardly make a career in SS from 1939 till 1945 [[If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten|without staining his hands]]) was praised by the Soviet audience, who felt as being spied in their own country.
 
Due to this, the series became the true [[Fountain of Memes]] and the source of many anecdotes (see [[Russian Humour]]), such as:
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1945, 1st of1 May. The very sad and depressed Hitler is walking alone down the corridor.
 
'''Stirlitz''': (approachig Hitler) Heil Hitler!
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There is also a prequel series, set in the [[Red October]] era. Avoid it.
 
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* [[Agent Provocateur]]: Klaus.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Walter Schellenberg.
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* [[Babies Ever After]]: and after this heroic act he escapes together with Kat. They've taken his own baby from orphanage ('cause his own mom is dead because of the bombing) and, pretending to be the married couple, try to find the rescue. Than, oops, he gets himself killed, and Kat has to somehow manage in the hostile Berlin with two babies on her hands. [[It Gets Better|Everything ends well.]]
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: professor Pleischner throws himself out of the window to avoid being captured and tortured by Gestapo.
* [[Rewarded Asas a Traitor Deserves]]: Klaus.
* [[Cyanide Pill]]: A suicide pill hidden in a cigarette.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: A General in the train.
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