Russian Soviet Military Army Winter Hats Chapka Ushanka red

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Russian Soviet Military Army Winter Hats Chapka Ushanka red:
$14.99

Russian Army Military \"Ushanka\" Winter Hat

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SIZE:60 cm

This Ushanka hat is warm and comfy,as well as stylish. Thick and soft woolen cloth (artificial fur) covers theoutside, as well as the ear flaps that can be worn up or down. Let this highquality hat warm your head during cold winter months, while the soft flaps willkeep the chilly wind off your ears.For your conveniencean insignia will come unattached to the hat.

History

An ushanka (Russian: уша́нка; IPA: [ʊˈʂankə], lit. \"ear hat\"), also called a ushanka-hat(Russian: ша́пка-уша́нка; IPA: [ˈʂapkə ʊˈʂankə]), formovka (формóвка), trooper hat, is a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied upto the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw andlower chin from the cold. The dense fur also offers some protection againstblunt impacts to the head.

The word ushanka derives from ushi (у́ши), \"ears\" in Russian.

Hats with fur earflaps have been known in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia,Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Germany for centuries. The standardmodern ushanka with a perfectly round crown was developed in the 20th century.During the Russian Civil War, the ruler of Siberia, Aleksandr Kolchak,introduced a winter uniform hat, commonly referred to as a kolchakovka, c.1918. It was similar to the ushanka but had an extra eye-flap. In 1933, W. C.Fields wore a kolchakovka in the short film The Fatal Glass of Beer. However,Kolchak and the White Army lost the war, and their headgear was not adopted inthe new Soviet Union.

Red Army soldiers instead wore the budenovka, which was made of felt. Itwas designed to resemble historical Bogatyr helmets, and did not provide muchprotection from the cold.

During the Winter War against Finland, organizational failures andinadequate equipment left many Soviet troops vulnerable to cold, and many diedof exposure. The Finnish army had much better equipment including anushanka-style fur hat, the turkislakki M36, introduced in 1936. In 1939,shortly before the Winter War, the slightly improved turkislakki M39 wasintroduced, and is still in use today. After the winter war, the Red Armyreceived completely redesigned winter uniforms. Budenovkas were finally replacedwith ushankas based on the Finnish example. Officers were issued furushankas; other ranks received ushankas made with plush or \"fishfur\".When they experienced the harsh Russian winter, for exampleduring the Battle of Moscow, German soldiers started to wear ushankas and otherSoviet-type winter gear, as their uniforms did not provide adequateprotection.

The ushanka became a symbol and media icon of the Soviet Union and laterthe Russian Federation. Photographs of U.S. President Gerald Ford wearing thecap during a 1974 visit to the Soviet Union were seen as a possible sign ofdétente.

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