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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
It's called "russian repair" (in PL too).
Stuff being rather sturdy and resistant to damages as such but tended to jam, loosen etc.
Thus all was needed (and often the only available method) was to whack at the device in question and curse.
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Exactly. Thanks for being here to explain. Soviet design was ugly, but lasted for ages.
Another such is a drawing from long ago I can only describe:
TV without any knobs.
On the top panel of the set are the areas labeled 'Volume', 'Contrast', 'Brightness' etc.
Beside the set stands a somewhat hairy man banging busily.