Почему советский ГАЗ-21 «Волга» был запрещён для простых граждан?

The GAZ-21 Volga is one of the most recognizable cars of the Soviet era. But few people know that for most Soviet citizens, this car was an unattainable dream. Who could afford it, who received it through vocational training—and why couldn't the average person simply walk into a store and buy a Volga? In this episode, we explore the full history of the GAZ-21—from its creation to its fate after the collapse of the USSR. ────────────────────────────────── ⚠️ NOTE ───────────────────────────── Some archival photographs in this video have been animated using a neural network for a better immersion into the era. All source materials are real historical photographs. ─────────────────────────────────── 📌 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY ───────────────────────────────── Subscribe to the AutoIstok channel — here we publish stories about cars, trucks, and equipment from the Soviet era and the entire Eastern Bloc. Ahead are Trabant, Škoda, Zastava, rare prototypes and forgotten factories. ───────────────────────────────── #gaz21 #volga #sovietcars #autoretro #carhistory #autoistok #USSR #soviettechnology #easternbloc #retrocars