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Sheepskin ushanka winter hat with earflaps. An ushanka (Russian: ушанка, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈʂankə], from уши, ' ears '), also called an ushanka-hat (Russian: шапка-ушанка, romanized: shapka-ushanka, [ˈʂapkə ʊˈʂankə]), is a Russian fur hat with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up on the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw ...
Shapka or Šapka (Шапка in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Macedonian languages) means a fur cap or a mountain peak in several Slavic languages. Russian fur hat, also known as ushanka Kęstutis Šapka (born 1949), Lithuanian high jumper
Over the last winter, Ushanka hats were seen being worn by young men in Britain and Ireland. Famously, one of these hats was worn by Kirk McCambley, a pivotal figure in the Iris Robinson scandal (link: ). I am not aware of the hat being called a Shapka, Ushanka or any other name other than a "Russian hat" or "fur hat".
In 1994, they were once again removed from military use. Allegedly this was by request of the wearers, who found the hat inefficient. (As the papakha is a relatively short hat that does not protect the ears well, it might be well suited to the mild climate of the Caucasus, but not to lower temperatures elsewhere.
Promyshlenniki was the Russian name for the small groups of Russian traders and trappers who took part in the Siberian fur trade. [9] They were free-men who used fur trapping as a way of making a living. [10] They worked together as a group making traps, collecting food and drink, and building camps in the harsh climate.
Fish fur (Russian: рыбий мех, romanized: ryby mekh) is a Russian-language ironic expression used to describe poor quality of coats and other clothes worn for warmth. [1] In modern times, it is also used for fake fur, especially of poor quality. The term traces back to a Russian proverb "A poor man's fur coat is of fish fur."
The telogreika (Russian: телогре́йка, lit. 'body warmer', IPA: [tʲɪlɐˈgrʲejkə]) or vatnik (Russian: ватник, IPA: [ˈvatnʲɪk]) is a variety of Russian warm cotton wool–padded jacket. When worn with valenki and an ushanka, it can keep its wearer warm in sub
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