What is "rostselmash"

Rostselmash (Russian: Ростсельмаш) is a Russian agricultural equipment company, based in Rostov-on-Don. It was founded in 1929. It primarily produces combine harvesters. The company income in 2005 was 400 million dollars. It used to sponsor a football club that used to be called FC Rostselmash and is, as of 2008, called FC Rostov.

The company name is a syllabic abbreviation of Ростовский завод сельскохозяйственных машин, the Rostov factory for agricultural machines.