TAL -1 servicing and repair

http://www.astro-baby.com/TAL%20Telescope%20Rebuild/TAL%20Telescope%20Restoration.htm

The TAL-1 is basically the same as my TAL-120, and in the link above, a lady has stripped, serviced, repaired, and rebuilt one.

You want to know what a Russian telescope looks like, and how it is made - then just read her piece.