This is what we played with in the USSR ( not volkls, not maxplys )
I say WE because those frames were available for competitive young players though the clubs. It was not possible to get them in the stores.
After you reach cat. 1 level ( russian word "razriad" ) you were entitled to get two frames per year for free and you could purchase more frames at affordable price. "Affordable" price was as far as I remember 18 roubles. So I used to get 2 frames every year from my coach and had to buy additional 3-4 frames myself. I broke dozen of them.
I played with this racket from about age 13-14 to 18 . Then I went to the army and stopped playing competitively.
Thousands of young players in the country played exclusively with this particular model because it was the only affordable option for competitive players. Everything you could buy in the stores was not good enough.
Obviously I have tried pretty much every popular foreign made racket but could not afford having 5 Kramers in my bag.
Price for a decent foreign made racket was about 150r. My parents monthly income was probably 250-300r.
Red volkls were available to the "masters" through a similar state sponsored scheme. I think there were may be 20 active masters at any given time in the USSR.
Here is one of my frames.
VOSTOK Made in Estonia, 1979. 13.5 oz = 383g. Handle # 6. (grip size)
Note my initials on the throat Д.Т. )))