The film proceeds in chronological order, apart from the scene at the beginning of the first episode before the … See more

Reflective of Russians' affinity to music,- classical music and musical instruments are well represented in the series. Upright pianos are in the homes of Sasha's mother and Kosmos' father. Olga is a violinist and her rehears… See more

The main complaints about the film are that it romanticizes banditry and relations between members of the criminal community in general, showing too attractive (especially for the youth audience) i… See more

The actors who starred in the series became household names very soon after the series aired on television.
• Sergei Bezrukov as Alexandr Belov (Belyy/White) – The leader of the Brigada. He is smar… See more

The author of the original book wrote a series of sequel novels which had Sasha start a new gang but it was met with lackluster reviews by critics, who said there was no chemistry between Sasha and the new gang li… See more

• Brigada at IMDb
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• Mistakes found in "Brigada" (in Russian)
• Screenshots from "Brigada" (in Russian)… See more