Those crazy Russians!

Let’s see some classic Soviet engineering

Antonov 225 and “Buran” shuttle

Shame that the hangar roof fell in 🙄

The Bear….

That flying ground effect boat thing, I’m sure someone is desperate to post a pic so I won’t spoil it for them.

Ekranoplan, Nick?

(GAZ) Volga Coupe, Apparently it was Krushchev’s favourite ride

How about the nuclear powered plane they flew in the 50’s/60’s. Most of the crews died from radiation related illness.

I believe this is what you’re looking for…..

I introduce the ‘Caspian Sea Monster’………

Kirov Class Nuclear powered missile cruiser.

Thieving beggers

How about the Tsar Bomba?

An attenuated yield of 50 megatons of TNT and to quote wikipedia…

…average power produced during the entire fission-fusion process, lasting around 39 nanoseconds[citation needed], was about 5.4×10^24 watts or 5.4 yottawatts (5.4 septillion watts). This is equivalent to approximately 1.4% of the power output of the Sun.[8]

Lordy! 😯

Someone mentioned one of those (ZIL-29061) on STW recently. Should be good enough for this thread 🙂

Super cavitating torpedo.

Probably what caused the explosion that sank the Kursk.

D.

I posted this last year in a daft tank thread. It’s pre-soviet, but still barking. I believe they only made the one 🙂

Surf Mat, just for you:

Brilliant picture. I guess that isn’t off Coney Island.

That Volga Coupe is seriously cool

Remains of the VVA-14 always remind me of this below, which although as far from Russia as you get, still reminds us that out of the box engineering is alive and well.

The Novgorod circular ship.

World’s first nuclear powered icebreaker:

Quite surprised nobody’s mentioned this:

Russian trucks are awesome too…

that volga coupe is awesome – reminds me of a facel vega

indeed. Russian trucks are awesome.

the obvious:

the monorail:

Siberian Range Rover Sport

I’ve always been impressed with Russian power boots. And they are no gimmick, they actually work – top speed of 22mph & 70 miles per gallon. Originally intended for military use.

Is that a 29er?

Right,

I have no interest in cars whatsoever, but I MUST have myself a Volga Coupe!

Where? How much?

The more of these that get posted the more I think that Soviet design was inspired by Gerry Anderson with an unlimited budget.

I have no interest in cars whatsoever, but I MUST have myself a Volga Coupe!

Where? How much?

Googleski came up with this.

Forthcoming attractions at the Links Market

I MUST have myself a Volga Coupe!

Nah, you want a Chaika GAZ…….

They we made right up until 1981. Although I believe that the twin exhaust through the rear bumper is a corrosion nightmare.

I always fancied one of these as a yacht.

Forthcoming attractions at the Links Market

😆

Pretty sure those are the Starks Park floodlights in the background.

A truck:

A Belaz – slightly too big for most.

these were often stopped from flying at farnborough because the pilots were leathered on vodka 😀

Ill take a tank please

Why not treat yourself!

Love those trucks that race the Dakar, seriously want one. Also love the Sukhoi and Mig fighters that do those amazing acrobatics like the Snakebite. Mig 29 and SU27 and 32?