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    One day left on Goodwill. Can’t read the Cyrillic label, but it must commemorate a seminal event of some sort in Russian history.Click image for larger version. 

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    That's kind of cool in a weird way.
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    through the miracle of google lens:
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    MMI PCOCP
    INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
    MANDOLIN
    PART NO.
    1C3-2949400
    brika folk
    Morsko
    st. Chapaev.
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    Because of the artwork the bridge is placed in an absolutely wrong place. I think I have seen an Etsy or maybe eBay store where the seller specializing in painting old flea market finds. This may very well be one of those. My guess it is some low quality instrument that was painted more recently.

    Here's the auction on SGW.

    I used to read cyrillic but not really understand Russian, however I could make out Fabrika (made by) and musical instrument (the third line at the top) and mandolin artikel (on the right) and Leningrad in the last line. Also, Lunacharskovo (maybe the street name.

    We need our friend in Australia to interpret. I still think it odd to paint where the bridge needs to go (esp if this original).
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    I think you're right Jim, why else would you refrain from putting that obviously new bridge into the middle of the nice painting they did on the top. The mandolin label is very similar to one that I have here someplace that was translated.
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    It made $39. I found many similar Russian versions built in the 90s, cheap, factory built, intended as tourist items, all with different designs. Loosely meant as folk art, the location of the bridge isn’t a consideration. Guess that most are actually hand-painted. Could not match this particular image to saints, warriors, etc. through a bit of Googling. Balalaikas also often made as souvenirs, with decoration mostly on the front.

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