Hello, comrades! My name is Sergei. I was born in the USSR in 1971. Since 1999 I have lived in the USA. Ushanka Show channel was created to share stories as well as my own memories of everyday life in the USSR. My book about arriving in America in 1995 is available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/s?k=american+diaries+1995&ref=nb_sb_noss Please contact me at sergeisputnikoff@gmail.com if you would like to purchase a signed copy of “American Diaries” You can support this project here: www.patreon.com/sputnikoff with monthly donations Support for this channel via PAYPAL: paypal.me/ushankashow Ushanka Show merchandise: teespring.com/stores/ushanka-show-shop If you are curious to try some of the Soviet-era candy and other foodstuffs, please use the link below. www.russiantable.com/imported-russian-chocolate-mishka-kosolapy__146-14.html?tracking=5a6933a9095f9 My FB: facebook.com/sergey.sputnikoff Twitter: twitter.com/ushankashow Instagram: instagram.com/ushanka_show/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/The_Ushanka_Show/

In many states, the largest city is the capital. Other American states, however, deliberately chose a smaller place as capital to prevent the total domination of the state government by a single population center. Capitals often moved before assuming the current position; Springfield was Illinois's third capital, after Kaskaskia and Vandalia. In some cases, a capital was overshadowed by the later growth of a newer town, as happened in Georgia, where the centrally located Milledgeville, which had replaced the colonial capital of Savannah, was in turn replaced by the booming commercial center, Atlanta; in some cases the capital remained in its original place. Some capitals were chosen because of a more central location than a larger city, like Dover in Delaware, or Lansing, Michigan. Jefferson City is roughly halfway between Missouri's two large cities, St. Louis and Kansas City. Florida's capital was chosen in 1824 because it was about halfway between Pensacola and St. Augustine, the two largest cities in the territory at the time. The most inconvenient capital is Juneau, Alaska, which can be reached only by air or sea -- no roads access it. In 1976 a vote was held to move it to a better location, but Alaskans have not yet been able to decide where! Honolulu is at least accessible to the island of Oahu, but other Hawaiian islands need air or sea connections, of course.

The third car has some Ford Falcon-esque features but I can also see some Chrysler in it, too. Kind of a mutt.

Lars sent me here from Survival Russia. His recommendation is good enough for me.

I love Soviet Trucks.

Very interesting information! I’m really glad you analysed actual footage. Most of the other videos on KZfaq all talk about the same 3 Soviet cars. Lada, Moskvich, and Volga. You actually talk about delivery vans trucks and other cars like the ambulance. This channel deserves a lot more attention, keep up the great work!

Only commenting so the algorithm (hopefully) shows your channel to more people!

Ushanka show is a great youtuber

Thanks Sergei for another great video. I'm a huge car enthusiast and love all cars from all over the world. It's always great to learn about Soviet cars, they seem so obscure to an American. But I have Eastern European roots, my parents grew up in post-WWII Poland. So I remember being in Poland as a kid, seeing them on the streets there, along with the Trabants and Fiat 126's. If you make a part two about cars, you should look at the Lada's. The VAZ-2100's were in the Soviet Union in large numbers, although they were based on Fiats. The Lada Niva is an awesome Soviet SUV.

I want a grill on my car with a Red Star! I think it would be a cool conversation piece. When I was a little boy in 1960's USA, our town had a little mom & pop market store called "Red Star". Believe it or not.

The ultimate reverse engineering has to be the Tupolev Tu-4. They literally took 4 interned B-29s that had emergency landed in Far Eastern Russia in 1944 and 45 and took them apart and completely reverse engineered the technology.

Awesome episode!

In the early 1930's Henry Ford got himself a $40 million deal with Stalin to have the T-model produced in Russia.A plant had to be built from scratch.Not much came of it.Almost all models failed mechanically due to poor training of workers. The details can be read in a book by Tim Tzouliadis "The Forsaken - An American Tragedy In Stalin's Russia".

Ladas used to be quite popular in Finland even though Finland was a capitalist country. I guess they were cheap due to the trade deals with the USSR. You can find some 70s Lada commercials from Finland on KZfaq, I'm sure not many countries actually had Lada tv-commercials.. :) Other Soviet brands were rare in Finland.

Awesome slides! I really enjoyed this video and your presentation!

This brings up nostalgia. Volga was my favorite.

Perfect timing Comrade.....I went for a roadtrip outside Vitebsk Belarus today. In the village we visited sat a GAZ series 3, thanks to your video I can identify it. I wanted to attempt fitting it in my suitcase to take home to USA.😁 They still build LADA cars too. Pulled up behind on at a stop sign. It's not a Soviet LADA eather.... very modern design SUV type thing. 😀

Great video! I'm fascinated by all things Russia / USSR.... and I'm also a car guy!

As a guy who has worked in the US auto industry for some years, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for making this one.

The reason American state capitals are often not the biggest city in a state is because back before modern forms of transit they would try to pick the most centrally located and easiest to access position for each capital and when many states were formed there weren't many real big cities, with a balance between industrial and rural influence, it was a strategic and political choice. The country was mostly rural then and many cities eventually grew bigger and faster than the capitals since a capital might be in the middle of nowhere in a bad area for growth. Only in 17 of the 50 states, like Massachusetts, the capital is the biggest city.

Loved this video! Keep it up. Always, always, you have the most interesting content.

I’m in!!! Lars from survival Russia suggested your channel, I like it!

Survival Russia brought me here. Subscribed.

I heard an interesting story. When the movie The Grapes of Wrath came out the government in the USSR allowed it be showed in theaters there because it showed how workers were exploited in the US. But they stopped showing it because what the audience saw was that even the poorest Americans could afford a vehicle.

Thanks for another neat vid!

for those who may have found a particular interest in soviet cars, your "Christine" might be "Black lightning" the film was out in 2009 and among other films that I cant remember fully remember when netflix wasn't trying to make money off of any-second you breathed.

A lot of people claim that the USSR just copied what ever car or truck they happened to like, but a lot of re-engineering had to go into the designs mostly because of the trouble they had with the roads, or lack there of. A lot of the early models were fine in and around the capital but on extended trips the suspension would get ripped out from underneath them. With the size of the country and how much of it freezes and thaws the road commission ain’t got a chance! A guy could loose a Lada in one of those “bomb craters” and you don’t dare go in after it, it gets pretty dark about five feet down and there might be a bear lying in wait! LoL! It’s no wonder that they made so many of those six ton trucks, even at 180hp it’s still enough to get you where you are going, and enough ground clearance to get you through the creek/river. Those trucks kind of looked like an old Dodge to me.

"I want to sign up for the waiting list for a car. How long is it?" / "Precisely ten years from today." / "Morning or evening?" / "Why, what difference does it make?" / "The plumber's due in the morning".

Very nice episode

The main reason of the differences of size of capitals in the US versus the USSR comes down to centralized government Soviet union they owned everything they were the main employer so everything that makes the country or the region works is based through government versus the US or capitalist you got private industry etc. and government is not centralized and is the number one employer but I think you probably already know that and keep up the great work I love these videos and learning

if you look carfully nowadays you can still find these vehicles in operation thats what I do whenever i visit moscow and plenty of times ive found these on moscow strreets today

Thanks!

When you showed those pictures of moscow, its like the before and after. If you look at roads now its packed now.

6 people are still waiting on the delivery of their new Volga.

Capitols in US states are centrally located.

Location had a lot to do with which City became the Capital of Michigan. When they were deciding Calumet, Marshal and Detroit were also on the list of potential capitals of Michigan.

Why did all of these cars have so little horsepower? Was it an attempt at efficiency, another way to limit what people could do, or maybe both? I remember how surprised I was in an older video about big trucks. The main one you talked about had, I think, 118 horses? I know a number of the Soviet-era vehicles from outside the USSR and I've always wondered about the HP

I realy like the soviet era cars. So cool :)

the Volga Gaz 24 looks just like a 1963 Ford Falcon. The Dump truck looks like a 1956 ford Truck.

If im correct some of these may not be built anymore but parts are still built for those still operating today

3:50 Springfield. Springfield Illinois.

Hello from Maine in the USA! Survival Russia mentioned your channel so here I am!

Springfield, Illinois...I believe

Sergei glad you were able to scape the workers “Paradise” God bless my beloved America. Long live FREEDOM!

Hi Sergei, I just stumbled upon your channel from your interviews with “The Cold War”. Great stuff! I really enjoy the perspective of life in the USSR. I haven’t watched too many of your videos yet so you may have explained this already at some point, but do you have a connection to MI other than your uncle? I just found it interesting you pointed out Detroit and Lansing (where I live). Thanks! Can’t wait to watch and learn more.

Lars from survival Russia gave you a shout out I'm here to check out your channel I can't wait to see what you have to offer

The Volga 24 looks very similar to the first car I ever rode in, which was my Dad's 1966 Vauxhall Victor 101 Deluxe 👍

I'm offended that my city, Madison, is over by Milwaukee on that map. Nyet!

Looks like a Ford Falcon. I actually like the Volga

I recognise the truck because of Spintires.

Great background information on long gone Soviet highway vehicles! That Ukrainian blue and white bus with the fin on the rear roof at 20:17 looks a bit similar to a 1950s American Flxible ("e" is deliberately left out) Clipper/Visicoach passenger intercity bus that had a characteristic air scoop on its rear roof.

The biggest city is usually the capital, but not always. There are some exceptions. Off the top of my head, I can think of: Canada (Ottawa, not Toronto), Switzerland (Bern, not Zurich), West Germany (before reunification: Bonn, not Hamburg), Australia (Canberra, not Sydney), India (New Delhi, not Mumbai), Brazil (Brasilia, not Sao Paolo or Rio), South Africa (Cape Town/Pretoria/Bloemfontein, not Johannesburg), Nigeria (Abuja, not Lagos), and Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro, not Abidjan). There may be others. I just can't think of them.

hi there can you a video on soviet era motorcycles

I suspect the Volga 24 was inspired by the Vauxhall Cresta PC, a large executive car produced by General Motors at the Vauxhall works in Luton, England in the 1960s. (coincidentally, the brand, Vauxhall, is the origin for the Russian word for "train station").

What about the Soviet Limousines of the Politburo?

One thing to keep in mind bud is when those cities were made the capital of those states they were the biggest cities in those states they just didn't grow as fast or to be as large in the passing years but yes the idea was that the largest cities would be the capital but you see what time does

My Mossi ⬅️ 408 IE is also from 1972. Like I am.

Great video! Hope we will see more of your father in law's uncle! I'm sure there are more interesting things to come out of his travels to the USSR... Or Soviet countries...?

When I was in Ukraine, I saw those trucks everywhere. I kept thinking the cab looked like a 1956 Ford truck cab. I read somewhere that Ford used to sell its tooling for discontinued models to a Soviet factory in Leningrad. I think the Model A became a Soviet car after Ford dropped the Model A in the US. Also I liked the old Niva (combine) and the new Lada Niva (post Soviet?) "Niva" in Russian means "field" or "farm"?

As far as cars go, the most right wing car guy, Henry Ford, made deals with the Soviet gov't., the Model A was made in the USSR. until 1955. Big Soviet cars were Packards& Buicks. The about 1941 Packard Clipper/180 was reverse engineered. Some say president Roosevelt forced Packard motor co. to give the tools for the 180 to the Soviets around 1942. Soviet luxury tastes reflected American ones, delayed a few years. Brezhnev famously preferred Cadillacs, and owned a few. Opels were actually G.M. cars, and the company was nationalized by Nazis, like the German Fords. Then these factory's, in the Soviet zones were nationalized, what was left of them

I heard a little bit about the V8 powered Volga sedans the KGB agents drove. I would like learn more about those

Здарова Сергей!) Я недавно нашла Ваш канал и мне очень интересно, у Вас отличная память. Мне 32 и не могла бы рассказать истории из детства как Вы)) Я американка и просто хотела объяснять почему наши столицы маленькие города) иногда это было просто потому что этот город был в центре штатов или рядом с какой то промышленностей и теперь тот промышленность больше не существует, на пример Сакраменто было недавно добычей золоти) но теперь Сакраменто совсем бесполезно и далеко от всего) окей! спасибо за видео и надеюсь что бы все понимаешь, мой русский не очень в эти дни))) как Видите) ууфф я вижу что несколько людей уже ответили и объяснили) ну и ну) оставлю)

The more modern Volga looks like a mid 60's Ford Falcon. My uncle had a new '65 red Falcon. I always liked the styling of that car. That last car is a '73 Oldsmobile. Those had a 455 cu/in engine. A friend of mine had one, same color.

nice

FORD FALCON.

Were used cars available to buy? Did Soviet Russa have auto racing?( like US NASCAR) Are cars inspected for safety.? How much do they cost for licensing a car? Did the drivers have to have insurance?

@23:47 I don't know very much Russian but I can tell the letters are facing backwards!

Just one slight correction: at 18:21 that's probably the BMW factory in Eisenach, that was bombed in WW2, and the GDR have made the EMW, IFA and Wartburg cars there later.

I would say the biggest city = capital is true for entire Middle Europe and Western Europe.

were there police chases?

I like the gaz Volga 21

Where is that "US States and their Capitals" map from? lol that is not where Madison is located.

Did that bus have the "Space Force" logo on it?

Lars brought me here....

The New Volga (car #2) is definitely based off the Ford Taunus M20, I know this because my Grandfather had that model, and the moment I saw that picture, I knew it was a copy of the M20.

At 21:28 all the vehicles have windshield wipers. Just wondering cause in the country and less chance of theft?

When you do get a better scanner, you might want to consider uploading all the images to archive.org

That deer hood ornament was really neat id like to have one of those are they rare/expensive? Just ornament by the way not the whole car, im in the US and have a whole familial line of mechanics back to the 20's/30's I believe up to now where my fathers side who I live with own our own auto garage at our house and I've always loved old school car decorations like those you don't really see put on anymore

It's all very good

7:00 Rambler American

Nice job Sergei I cant believe with all the pic's of the hot babes someone gave you a thumbs down.

Gratiot? Fun word for accent. =) Maybe to far south idk.

Back when humans built things....

I know someone else edits your videos....but he went to far with 23:21 .... Lol

Bad ass we always scratch our heads about how the F did they buy cars? when you buy in USSR car does your passport get updated? Do they put your job and schedule in your passport can you drive anywhere you want?

Survival Russia sent me here

Washington is capital of dc and biggest city!

Beautiful Russia, much respect to the Orthodox Christians. God bless you. Z!!! All the way!!!!!

The real question is can the do a burn out?

Have you ever heard of Belarus tractors? They where tractors made at the Minsk tractor factory and sold in the US under the name Belarus. My uncle had a few back the 80's and now they are popular at least in this region of the US with guys that collect and restore tractors. I don't think they sold that many but apparently they were sold in the US in the 80's and were fairly reliable. I used to drive one with a Bush hog to help mow my uncles farm.

ZiL trucks but no ZiL limos 😔 those things were ugly as sin in a good (badass) way

А "Коммунизм победит" то перевернут.

OK, here goes nothing...я учу Русский язык на четыре месяца. Мне очень нравитца ваша видио. Я заказала вашу книгу. That's all I've got. I hope it was legible.

They removede the deer because it cause accidents? Definetely really weird things happend in 1972 in Moscow lol

Hablar del tráfico de un país, sin tener en cuenta el contexto en el cual se vivía, es un error, puesto que todo se basaba en el transporte público de hecho en cuanto a ómnibus se refiere los soviéticos innovaron muchísimo más que el resto del mundo!!!! Y porque esa foto no puede d Ser un fin de semana aunque haya un camión recolector de basura?

I don't know anything about cars but 95 horse power sounds kind of weak to me.

Awesome! "Car Culture" has actually had some negative effects on the USA. Before WW2 most Americans lived in cities and towns, within walking distance of their jobs, shopping, etc. Larger cities had public transportation. So most Americans did not own cars. During the war people worked in war production, made lots of money but couldn't spend it under wartime rationing. So after WW2, the auto factories switched back to peacetime production, and cheap cars flooded the market! With that, city people left for the suburbs and small town people for rural areas. So now, we are spread out, cars and fuel prices are rising, wages are dropping, but you must have a car! We are dependent on them! So if you are poor living 5,10, or 20 miles from where you work, losing your car or having it break down is catastrophic. And I largely blame car ownership for destroying the dream of home ownership for our younger generations. They get trapped into buying a new car at a young age and get stuck in the renters trap. So, for any young folk reading this. Move close to your job, and shopping. Keep a low debt to income ratio, drive old used cars, and put home ownership #1!

My God: The ugliest, worst performing vehicles on the entire planet…and people couldn’t afford them and had to get on a wait list to buy them. What kind of culture and society could find themselves a hundred years beyond the rest of the world’s automotive industries? Hell… Even Yugoslavia’s YUGO was more dependable than the rest of this garbage. Must really suck to be Soviet, which explains a lot. I had a new 1974 Camaro in 1974 when I was 17, paid for with a part time job!!!