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2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46
In Soviet times, thousands of boys across the country dreamed of toy figures of soldiers, Indians (GDR). Not everyone managed to get these, because they were not produced in the USSR, but were brought from the GDR.
A bit of history
The peak of popularity rubber Indians from the GDR acquired in the 60-80s. XX century., When the theme of the Wild West was especially in demand in the USSR and other socialist countries. Such interest in these toys was due to the incredible success of films with Gojko Mitic, which were also filmed in the GDR.
The Indians themselves in the GDR were made, as a rule, from elastolin, and later from rubber.
Toy exterior designs are based on the literary works of German writer Karl May, who specialized in westerns, as well as wildly popular adventure films set in the Wild West, most of which were played by the legendary Gojko Mitic.
It is worth noting that, in addition to the Indians, the GDR also produced figures of German army soldiers in field uniforms, which were much less known in the Soviet Union.
Collecting
Today, figurines of Indians (GDR) are no longer toys, but rather objectscollectibles, as they are of particular historical interest. Especially for the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space, they personify an entire historical era.
The cost of Indians from the GDR is difficult to determine precisely, since a number of factors influence the price formation. Among them are the personal ambitions of the owner of the figurines, the rarity of the set (mostly sold in whole sets), the number of figurines in them, the state of preservation, etc.
Considering all these factors, the owner sets one price or another. As a rule, the cost of sets today ranges from 1,000 to 8,000 rubles.
The Indians (GDR) are sold extremely rarely separately from the set, because only sometimes someone needs a certain figure. But the cost of a single figure may exceed the price of the whole set, especially if it is a rather rare item.
Today, you can buy Indians from the GDR either on online classified ads or in German specialized online stores, although prices in Germany are an order of magnitude higher, but the range is much wider.
Conclusion
Indians (GDR) are not just toy figures, but a whole era that evokes nostalgic feelings for people who lived in the USSR, and gives the younger generation the opportunity to better understand and feel that historical period.
However, in Russia and other countries with a socialist past, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, etc., these figuresIndians are in high demand among collectors who are willing to pay a lot of money for a particular set of figurines.
After the GDR and the FRG united, westerns in Germany practically ceased to be made, and therefore interest in toy Indians and cowboys gradually faded away. Now they are of interest only as collectibles by people who are impressed by that historical era.
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