Russtone

Russtone Guitars were made in Moscow from 1988 onwards. The origins of Russtone were covered by Artyom Kadik and Douglas Williams in Guitar Player Magazine in 1991:

"IN THE HEART OF Moscow, between the Kremlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Soviet Union’s first private musical instrument factory has arisen—despite pre-perestroika rock restrictions and stormy political struggles surrounding the ownership of private property. Launched in 1988 by Artyom Kadik and Evgeni Bereza, Russtone Musical Instruments has already begun to make its mark: Bands now playing the company’s guitars include Russia's Aria, Va Bank, Master, Black Coffee, and Rondo,as well as Australia’s Climax and Denmark's Sixty Nine.