[cunning_fish]

I don’t think spetsnaz has ever used Makarov en-masse. They still used TT-33, APS and recently GSh-18 sidearms. Makarov known as a cop’s gun, and some cops still used Tokarevs there.
Makarovs were issued to regular troops whose combat roles is not about to have a full-sized assault rifle (pilots, tankers, nurses, cooks) but they rarely used it as well, sticking to APS and shortened AKs.

[Tainan]

By the way, Thanks go to Mr. John Browning for the Tokarev design. Compare it to the 1903 and see the similarities.
He sold the rights to Russian company, Tokarev, after the US Boards passed on it.