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Re:Soviet-Era Industrial Design by c-smile on Saturday April 14, 2018 @08:38PM (#16840422)
"Lada" has nothing with Greek.

It is a transliteration of Russian "Лада" - short form of "Ладная" - beautiful/harmonious.

Re:Soviet-Era Industrial Design by pandaman on Saturday April 14, 2018 @08:44PM (#16840443)
Yes, this is why the razor blades are called Ладас in Russian and used to have a picture of a running man in style of antique Greek drawings.
Re:Soviet-Era Industrial Design by projektir on Sunday April 15, 2018 @04:06AM (#16841800)
They're talking about Ladas, i.e., razor blades, not Lada, i.e., the car manufacturer. Two different things, not in any way related.
Re:Soviet-Era Industrial Design by p2t2p on Saturday April 14, 2018 @08:44PM (#16840441)
Lada (Лада) is also a Slavic goddes of beauty, spring, fertility and family - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_(mythology)