Who Can Identify This Soviet Set?

More than a little help, Arlindo. Arlindo brought this set to my attention, and helped me acquire it. All the participants in our forum can join me in thanking him for shepharding this beautiful piece of history into our fold. And while I'm at it, let me thank Up and Manuel and Ron and Mike for suggesting or making available other sets of historical and design significance. Many, many thanks to you all.

I'll join you Chuck, thanks guys. I love chess sets. They are works of beautiful art work to me.

We live out our dreams, cgrau, and when we can't, we live them through you.

Elvis is in the building. This set just arrived. And it's gorgeous. Pictures to follow when I get time.

 cgrau, I look forward to seeing the pictures of this set from your point of view.

The Black Rook is a replacement, correct?

What are your plans for it?

Will you keep the replacement or perhaps have Alan make a better replacement?

I doubt I'll get to photograph the set until this weekend, when I hope I can use some sunlight. A couple things. The set is pretty well weighted by Soviet standards. Surprising. And the board is gorgeous. It's inlaid, whereas so many of them are simply painted. It's well-finished, and has a double inlaid border around the playing area, which is generously sized for a Soviet box-board. A prior owner  must have studied chess books written in English. As mentioned above, there is a key for translating. And the board has English notations discernable on the various files. One black rook needs to be authentically replaced. The bishops are a mystery. They look like they should have had same-colored finials, but there don't seem to be holes where the pegs would have gone. Perhaps they were filled in and the pieces refinished at some point. A set as mysterious as it is beautiful.

Congrats. Looking forward to seeing it.