After the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Adidas left its sportswear manufacturing equipment in the Soviet Union. The USSR used this advanced machinery to mass produce general purpose sneakers. Originally meant for athletes, these shoes were A crackin pair of Russian made Adidas Ulm from 2001 the soles on the Ulm crumble away so these have been treated to the sole from a pair of Forest Hills After researching, I've found Adidas Mnchen to be almost identical to Moskva sports shoes, even more so than the "Gazelles" that USSR supposedly copied. There's a few minor discrepancies, but I would Why the Soviet Special Forces loved Adidas and how they tried to hide it Russia Beyond