The new Soviet/Russian camera authority is in town. A book by Viktor Suglob that is coming out spring 2009 in Russian and later in English will be the most comprehensive catalog of Soviet equipment known to date.
Viktor Suglob owns a photo museum in Minsk, Belarus with more than 1500 cameras on display. The museum is open for public.
Also attached are some of the Viktor's cameras that will be featured in this book.
Book cover graciously provided by Viktor Suglob. This is a cover of Russian version, according to Viktor, the cover of English version will be different.
According to Viktor, currently it is more than 1200 cameras that will be features in this book. The book had been delayed a few times due to addition of new important material that was coming to light. As of December 2008 the book release is scheduled for Spring 2009.
Here is a link to Viktor's online museum mirfoto.by/gal_cameras_ru/index.htm