I almost expect USSR things to be really shoddy. I have a USSR military clarinet from 1961 and... wow. It's made of some sort of playdoh with keys forged in a household oven. YIKES
Weren't they, though... Tbh, I've always wanted to be a Mint employee from the second I started collecting coins. Wouldn't it be fun making these things! And sabotaging Mint sealed sets!