Soviet Super Shavers (SSS ☭) home for fellow fans of Russian shaving products)

A couple of days ago I was asking about the various organizations found on this and other Shaving forums. I told one of the guys that I had a specific interest in Russian shaving products and he agreed that would make an excellent basis for a "club".

So with out further adu I present the Soviet Super Shavers (SSS ☭).

This group shall be for the promotion and study of shave related products of Russia and the former Soviet Union (known as the FSU on the Web at large).

Everyone is welcome, so long as what you share pertains to products from that part of the shaving world.

Let the fun begin!

 

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I always keep my eyes open for a soviet era razor, once i pick one up I will join. I almost pulled the trigger on a rubin, looked identical to a gillette super adjustable, but found a birth year gillette, ill probably pick one up next payday.

 

Cool, Rubins and Ideals are very much like a super adjustable and slim adjustable respecivly.

 

I have a Rocket straight, two САЙВЕР Razors, many DE blades of various brands, and now just added the CTAPT shaving soap.

 

Been using Voskhod all week. Russia makes the best DE in the world.

 

Okay let's keep it coming!

The company that makes Rapira and Voskhods is called Mostochlegmash they are in Moscow and of course Gillette makes many DE blades in St. Petersburg I'll list what these two blade giants make a little later. Dzintars and SVOBODA are makers of creams, soaps and lotions. So we have tons to try and talk about.

 

As the Czar of the Russian Blade Cartel (see the 30DC thread) I welcome any and all discussions of Russian/Soviet shaving stuff. As those who have been around can attest I'm pretty much a fan of Mostochlegmash, though I will concede that the St. Pete blades have their place within the cartel. And vodka. Lots and lots of vodka.

 

It's a good razor to emulate.

Humm, more Gillette engineering? Supers & Slims - any Fat Boy or Red Tip inspired Russians?

Are those all aluminum? Bakelite? (Edit; I looked at the photos - double DE!)

 

I hope you guys aren't considering becoming an SSSKGB wet shaving

 

Привет! I have a few Сайвер razors and if I shave in the sauna, I almost always use one of them loaded with only one blade. They are belonging to the smoothest razors I own. I feel a bit reluctant to join any club, so this post is more for information.

Besides this I have some more Russian equipment: some Восток (Vostok) and Электроника (Elektronika) watches, two Горка (Gorka) suits, Плащ-палатка (plash palatka) poncho/tent, old вещевой мешок (veshevoy meshok) aka вещмешок (veshmeshok) backpack, and some old soviet tubes in my amplifier. If I would go out for a really long walk or if some shoes are uncomfortable I am saving my feet by wearing портянки (portyanki) foot wraps.

Some of these products might interest people liking Russian gears... and if anyone got questions about them, just ask.

 

I use Gillette know how with Russian steel- blades that seem to do the job & we all like to use GSB, ASTRA, 7oClock Y-G-B, Gillette Nacet, Polsilver SI............

 

There are some "paired" blades between Mostochlegmash and Gillette. So if you prefer one you might like its "cousin" from the other plant.

Voskhod = GSB or Sputnik
Ladas = Nacet
Rapiras = 7 o'clocks - just match coatings.

 

Waits' Safety Razor Compendium has a section on Soviet razors. Only 6 pages though.

 

@Engblom,

I have been using FSU photo equipment for years. I have owned at various times Киев 88, Киев 4АМ, Зоркий 1,2 & 4 and fair number of ФЭД 1,2 & 5с фотоаппарат and I listing the lenses I've owned we could begin with Вага, Волна & Арсат lenses.

So let's keep it rolling!

 

Ok, here is one of my favorite straight razors. A Russian made 1954 cnaptak.



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Are those scales original? Very Interesting!

 

Today I used the only Russian steel that can cut an alligator in half, the Gillette Nacet! Very sharp blade in the St. Petersburg lineup. Here is a vintage Nacet wrapper, just for fun!