1970s Soviet Semi-Trucks KRAZ, KAZ, ZIL, and Czech LIAZ Skoda

[@UshankaShow]

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[@jaminova_1969]

My questions are: Were there truck stops in the Soviet Union? Do Russian truckers drink coffee to stay awake? And since we are from the same generation, what types of music did you listen to growing up? What were radio stations like in the former Soviet Union? Did you listen to the shortwave like I did as a girl in the USA?

[@nikesb9420]

Boat

[@hugomendel6933]

@@jaminova_1969 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. --- 4. Radio stations werent non-stop only from like 6:00 to 0:00, music was limited to soviet made music, almost no advertisements and a lot of information (news like how much which company has produced, and some history and other stuff) 5. Longwave was much more popular in the soviet bloc

[@dmitriikarabazhak868]

Most of these trucks, there is a copy of the USA one ZiL-157 is Studebakker US-6 KamAZ is International COF-220 GAZ - FORD Thanks a lot America and Land-lease

[@trappenweisseguy27]

That yacht looked like something from the Bourgeoisie class 😆. Your videos are getting very slick Sergei.

[@ajayKumarajayKumar-hr7sj]

It the yatch of the people, my comrade...

[@ajayKumarajayKumar-hr7sj]

They learn how the bourgeoisie live their decadent life, and why a simple communist life is much better.

[@Donaldperson7]

Hello’s comrade! Don Los Angeles California hope you’re doing good!

[@wilco3588]

That first image showing the heavy truck pulling the ship that's an American Lend Lease believe a 8 ton heavy transporter. Surplus ones were often used for moving houses and buildings in the usa.

[@ajayKumarajayKumar-hr7sj]

I think it is called a Dyson trailer. These trailers (or modern copies) are still in use with the Indian army.

[@buffdelcampo]

Good to see the old trucks!

[@gabrielovich2000]

The initial Kraz trucks were essentially the Soviet version of the US Diamond T, from the Kraz 214 everything has changed. Because the Soviet Union during the WWII was equipped of tank transporter from the USA.

[@thamirivonjaahri6378]

Just small piece of knowledge: LIAZ stood for "Liberecké Automobilové Závody", which translates into "Automotive enterprises of Liberec"

[@The.Elk.of.Antioch]

With the truck selection, who else thought Sergi was playing Workers & Solviet Republics?😜

[@leviheidle524]

Yeah, just drop them both off in my driveway, please! 😂 (The Kraz & the fishing boat!)

[@jaminova_1969]

0:26 Russian woman, strong like ox! I actually digitally scanned Russian CCCP maps after the collapse of the Soviet Union for a project I was working on and found them to be quite detailed and interesting! So this film is right up my alley! I hope one day soon there will be a peaceful resolution and that one day I might get to visit and travel through Russia and Ukraine.

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

YES!! FINALLY!!

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

My Dad is a long-haul truck driver, maybe I'll send him this video.

[@RicArmstrong]

There's probably still some of these trucks putting in work around Cuba right now.

[@leviheidle524]

It’s one of my life’s dreams to own a Soviet Zil-130 fire engine, probably a long shot though as I live in the USA, and importation process is complicated, time-consuming and expensive.

[@sawomirstrozyk]

ZIŁ 130 to super samochód Pozdrawiam

[@Snufkin812]

Trucks of this era were standard with daycabs and had engines ranging from 100 to 200 hp. (American drivers today use that engine power for pickup trucks.🤣) Note that trailers are mostly single axle trailers and double trailers. By comparison, today's trucks are powerful enough to tow a 3-axle trailer, and the cabin is like a hotel bedroom for two! More Scania. Volvo. DAF. MAN. Mercedes trucks. 🚛💪

[@Bigbigpoopi]

Our pickups are above 250, and Detroit Diesels are still special

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

What about the part where they drive the bomb to the Kerch bridge? :)

[@Detroittruckdoctor55]

Did they have to pull permits in the USSR if your hauling something big like boat?

[@UshankaShow]

In Soviet Russia, permit pulls you

[@ajax700]

You should put in the title when footage is video only, with no narration from you. Best wishes Sergei.

[@nonamesplease6288]

The truck hauling the boat looks like the Diamond T 980 tank transporter supplied to the Soviets in WWII. Could this truck be knock off? 🤔

[@JTA1961]

Propaganda film actually allowed one pothole to be shown along with a truck missing headlight

[@ajayKumarajayKumar-hr7sj]

Where?

[@cernejr]

No TATRA 813?

[@thamirivonjaahri6378]

That one was more of a heavy loader, Not your regular semi. I think you prolly meant 815 which (if memory serves me right) was used this way, though Liaz models were much more prevalent as towing trucks since towing variants were more exported. Tatra was more of a domestic sight (with exception of military models ofc., which were widely used through the entirety of Warszaw Pact)

[@vanadiumV]

Diesel or Gas ? what was the Cost of 1 Liter of fuel in CCCP ?

[@UshankaShow]

Some were diesels, most were gas like ZIL or GAZ. Gas was cheap but in short supply for private use

[@nickadams2451]

Sergei hope you got a laugh out of the coin holder I found online.

[@nickadams2451]

It made me think of the video explaining the coins and the value thru had and what you could buy.

[@MichaelJohnson-tw7dq]

Were there women truck drivers in the Soviet Union? I’ve heard there were a lot of mothertruckers there.

[@UshankaShow]

I don't think so.