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I am an Soviet and Russian camera collector residing in State of Illinois, USA. I have only somewhat recently started collecting (since May 2007) these fine examples of Soviet and Russian mechanical engineering and design that until late 80s have been closed off to the rest of the world. Now that these cameras have come to light, I want to share them with all of you. Recently I have decided to start cataloging Soviet and Russian cameras online, thus the USSRPhoto.com project was born, which is a Wiki catalog of Russian and Soviet cameras.

Vlad's Soviet/Russian Photographic Equipment Collection

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John Player Special

Vlad's Description
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Wiki Catalog Entry

This is a spy outfit for Kiev 303, disguised as a cigarette box. The cameras seems to have been produced in limited quantities in 1980s.

To wind the camera, one pulls on one of the cigarettes and then presses the shutter button on the side of the body. The camera comes with a paper John Player Special cigarette box.

From collection of Vladislav Kern

Wiki Catalog Images