GAZ-AA

The ZIS-42 Half-Track and its Frontline Fate
This truck was supposed to save the army in off-road conditions, but its compromise design brought new problems

GAZ-AA: The Truck That Survived War and Blockade
The Soviet "Polutorka" started as an American Ford and became one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War

KIM-10: The USSR's "People's Car" That Never Was
How the first affordable Soviet car fell victim to top-down decisions

The Legend of Lend-Lease: The Studebaker Truck That Saved the Front
How the American Heavyweight Became Indispensable in the USSR and Why It Was Not Needed in the USA

NATI-VM: The Soviet Transformer of 1937
How in the 1930s they tried to turn the "Emka" into a universal all-terrain vehicle for three elements