Vintage Russian Skateboard Ad

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on January 13th, 2015
Categories: Skate
Tags: Eastern Block, Russia, USSR

I bought this vintage Russian skateboard advertisement some time before 2013, which is as far back as my Ebay history will show me. The stamps say 2009, but I don’t think it was that long ago. I wasn’t sure about the authenticity of this, but it did ship from Moscow, Russia, and the guy even had “SNA” in his name. I can’t even type in the Cyrillic alphabet to get an online translation. I’m not sure how old this is. It looks 70’s but it might be early 80’s. If you can help, please chime in. Maybe these guys know something. I remember at the time I bought it I felt like some sort of tomb raider, importing illegal cultural artifacts from the Eastern Block.

This might say “Rolling Sports Board.” The top of the board definitely says “Sport.”

UPDATE: Technology marches on. I was able to find an online OCR service that scanned the image for Cyrillic text, and then I pasted that into Google translate to get more or less what someone had already left in the comments. Thanks @Chipfitfties.

PA “Uralmash”
AOSKA ROLLER “SPORT”
The board is designed for skating on a dry horizontal, flat or inclined surface with a firm, level coated. Serves to develop dexterity, a sense of equalty, reaction, acquisition of protective techniques when falling. With skillful use of the board, you will get more your pleasure from movement and all kinds of exercise on it, as well as the physical load. Overall dimensions – 700x200x115 mm. ”
Weight – 3.5 kg.
Manufacturer: PA “Uralmash”, Sverdlovsk.
RTR. NS 30574.
Signed for publication on 04.06.82.
Circulation 5000. Order 296.
Printing house of the publishing house “Uralsky Rabochy”.