The Ural-53 radiogramophone was manufactured from early 1953 at the Sarapul factory (Sverdlovsk Automobile Plant). This model was the first to feature a dual-speed universal electronic control unit, allowing playback of both standard records and the newly introduced long-playing discs—at speeds of 78 and 33 revolutions per minute.
Its classic wooden cabinet, though somewhat bulky by today's standards, embodies the aesthetic and ideological spirit of its time. Everything—from its name and design to decorative elements like the flag with Lenin and the red five-pointed star—seems to celebrate communist ideals and the party's vision of leading the people toward a brighter future.