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Apologies if this question is not within the recognized scope of this forum. I am wondering what the below might be. Some kind of clock?

what is it?

EDIT - Sorry for not giving more information. It was on the wall in a room of a formerly KGB-run hospital in Kiev. As it is not readily recognizable, I guess it may have some medical purpose.

The frame is from the highly recommended documentary 'The English Surgeon'.

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    It is very intriguingly. Where did you find this image?
    – Clever Masha
    Commented Jan 1, 2016 at 12:45
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    Looks like a frame of a movie. In this case it should be related to movie's plot.
    – Dmitriy
    Commented Jan 1, 2016 at 13:19
  • Dmitry points me in the right direction. I think it may be a eyesight test for patients suspected of papilledema.
    – jeddeh
    Commented Jan 3, 2016 at 5:10
  • Can it be a way to pick different cipher "keys"? sort of like when you know the time - you know the key... or maybe I watched too many movies :)
    – InitK
    Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 16:52

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The Russian alphabet goes АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ, so you can see that it's a selection of the letters arranged in alphabetical order, starting from Б on top and going clockwise. Why these particular twelve letters is anyone's guess. They don't correlate in any obvious way to numbers on a clock. If it's some kind of a combination lock or code dial, it might have parts missing. Also it might just turn out to be a faux-Russian prop from some foreign movie.

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