Voskhod equivalents? In your experience.

[Wolffer Montauk]

I find Tatras and Ladas to be more or less close to Voskhods.

I wish Putin had called me before launching the invasion, I would've bought 1000 Voskhods.

The Slavs really know how to make their blades.

 

[Lockback]

I like the Rapira Platinum Lux.

 

[Jayson74]

Have never used a Voshkod, but the Rapira Swedish supersteel are nice affordable blades.

Nacets seem to still be readily available as well.

Jay

 

[SharpieB]

I like the Rapira Platinum Lux.

Have never used a Voshkod, but the Rapira Swedish supersteel are nice affordable blades.

Nacets seem to still be readily available as well.

Jay

Exactly. Rapira comes to mind right away for me.

I think maybe Ladas Super Stainless are close, but I honestly haven’t used one in a while.

 

[Lockback]

Exactly. Rapira comes to mind right away for me.

I think maybe Ladas Super Stainless are close, but I honestly haven’t used one in a while.

I just picked up a tuck of Ladas a week ago and I'll be trying one soon.

 

[Jopo]

Perhaps Sputnik, made by Gillette/PPI. I believe the Voskhod is an "homage" to the Sputnik, Sputnik being a well known old Soviet brand.

Both feature a Teflon coating, one named after a famed Soviet satellite (Sputnik), the other named after a famed Soviet spacecraft.

And similarly, Rapira Platinum Lux/Stainless from the same company, compared to Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus/ Super Stainlees (Super Stainless now discontinued):

 

[SharpieB]

Perhaps Sputnik, made by Gillette/PPI. I believe the Voskhod is an "homage" to the Sputnik, Sputnik being a well known old Soviet brand.

That’s a good one. Might be as hard or harder than Voskhods to find though.

I need to dig out a Sputnik to try. I bought 100 a few years ago, but as with the Ladas, I just don’t remember my thoughts on the blade. I really need to take notes!

 

[Jopo]

That’s a good one. Might be as hard or harder than Voskhods to find though.

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I need to dig out a Sputnik to try. I bought 100 a few years ago, but as with the Ladas, I just don’t remember my thoughts on the blade. I really need to take notes!

I bought some in Ukraine a few years ago, a quality blade as I recall. Oddly, there's a bunch of Soviet-era Sputniks on Ebay but no modern Gillette ones.

B&B member Ivan did note a packet of PPI Sputniks with production as recent as March 2023, I believe.

 

[Wolffer Montauk]

I bought some in Ukraine a few years ago, a quality blade as I recall. Oddly, there's a bunch of Soviet-era Sputniks on Ebay but no modern Gillette ones.

B&B member Ivan did note a packet of PPI Sputniks with production as recent as March 2023, I believe.

What does PPI refer to?

 

[Jopo]

What does PPI refer to?

Refers to Petersburg Products International, the factory in St. Petersburg, Russia.

 

[ivan_101]

Perhaps Sputnik, made by Gillette/PPI. I believe the Voskhod is an "homage" to the Sputnik, Sputnik being a well known old Soviet brand.

Voskhods are not an homage to Sputnik. Both were manufactured in the Soviet Union by different plants. Sputnik since at least 1958 (Leningrad plant that was bought by Gillette in the 90s). Voskhods at least since 1975 by Mostochlegmash in Moscow. Those were the only two blade manufacturing plants in the USSR as far as I can remember. They made other stuff too. Mostochlegmash even now continues to manufacture needles.

 

[Jopo]

I meant "homage" as in the sense of a "homage watch", where a company produces a watch that looks like a Rolex model. Surely packaging/naming similarities are not coincidental?

 

[bkatbamna]

I like all the blades mentioned, except Voshkod.