I'm reading Boris Gorbachevsky's memoir of his World War II service and he mentions a fellow soldier who sang to them and played guitar. What type of guitar would be available Stalinist Russia? Would it be imported, smuggled, or made by a Russian company?
Guitar may be shorthand for stringed musical instrument. The Russians had 6 and 7 string guitars as well as instruments that were related to guitar. Don't know where they are made just know what was available then.