Soviet chess set.
Department of Arts and Crafts of the Gorky Executive Committee.
Semenov Woodworking Production Association "Kerzhenets".
Semenov city, Gorky region, RSFSR.

Small chess pieces with medium size chess board (such chess pieces comes usually for 30 cm chessboard).
For those who like more space on the game board.
Simple chess pieces with plastic knights (heads) and kings/queens` finials.

Board size: 36x36 cm., cell 39 mm.
King`s height is 79 mm.
Pawn`s height is 37 mm.
Weight is 940 g.

Chess was a very popular game in the Soviet Union. 
Children and adults were playing chess regularly,  playing at home, on the streets, in the clubs.