What is Gus-Khrustalny?
The town of Gus-Khrustalny is situated not far from Moscow, in the picturesque countryside between the old cities of Vladimir and Riazan. The name of Gus-Khrustalny is associated in Russia with the production of artistic glass in the same way as are Murano in Italy and Baccarat in France. The Gus Crystal Factory was founded in 1756. Towards the middle of the 19th century the factory received acclaim all over the country thanks to the high artistic standard and wide assortment of its glassware. • Why is Gus-Khrustalny the most popular crystal manufacture in Russia? The reason is 24% content of lead in the items, produced by the factory, which determines a range of peculiarities of the crystal, in particular its characteristic sounding. • Russian watches questions The history of the “Vostok” watchmaker dates back to the year 1942 when one of the Moscow watch plants was evacuated to Chistopol, Tatarstan. From 1965 the plant became the official provider of the USSR Ministry of Defense with
