This set is not the best in the world; some of the poses are a little stiff and a lot of the poses are very similar. However, this is a nice addition to a time period that is much lacking in the 1/72 scale - the Cold Wars. These guys were released in 1988, and nicely bridge the gap between World War II Russians and more modern figures, such as the Orion Modern Russian Federals set. The only comparable set is the Airfix Modern Russians, and one needs only glance at the sculpting of those figures to know that this is a vastly superior set.
The figures have a nice diversity of weapons and hats - most come with berets, making them suitable to be painted as either VDV (airborne) or Naval Infantry - but there are some figures with panama hats, as well. Sadly, no helmets. The vast majority of figures carry a Kalashnikov rifle (no surprise there) but there are several models of the rifle represented - including the Ak-74, AkS-74, and AK-74M. Some figures carry rocket launchers, and there are also a few officers and NCOs represented. Overall, a historically accurate and satisfactory set, despite the slight stiffness of the poses.