And the link says absolutelly opposite (quoted downwards). And as a man who drove niva I should say that it’s correct that it’s one of the best soviet cars.

“Realistically, the “Niva” was one the best carsever pro duced in the Soviet Union. This car was the reaisation of the concept of a “beach crossover” which became a poster child in the rest of the world. Later ALL foreign developments made on the edge between real off-roader and 4WD station-wagon cars were the copies of this con cept, initially used in model VAZ-2121 “Niva” in 1977.”