Big Beat has a site that deals with Soviet instruments and he's very knowlegeable. He publishes occasionally in Vintage Guitar Magazine on Eastern Bloc and Soviet Guitars. His personal site is here but I don't know how active it is:
Big Beat is also a moderator on the Cheesy Guitar Forum. At least someone there will be able to read Russian and translate to English for you:
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:42 pm
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