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Meeting "Sergey Kanunnikov. Did the USSR really copy everything? Soviet automotive industry and foreign prototypes"

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28.03.2026 · 17:00 · UTC+5
Where
Yekaterinburg
Ельцин Центр
Intent
Socializing
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This conversation will help to look at the Soviet automotive industry without the usual myths and loud clichés. Instead of simple answers, there is a lively analysis of engineering borrowings, cultural context, and the logic of technical solutions. The impression is enhanced by the format of a walk among real samples of transport and attention to the details of the era. The Soviet automotive industry has long had a controversial reputation. For some, it is a world of recognizable silhouettes, the smell of gasoline, and nostalgia for the era of large factories. For others, it is a history of endless borrowings, where almost every model seems to have a foreign prototype behind it. This meeting examines the topic without simplifications and offers a broader view of the industry's development as a complex process of adapting ideas, technologies, and engineering solutions to the specific conditions of the country. Ideas on where to go in Yekaterinburg are gathered on our website.

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