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Gymnastyorka (usually transliterated in English as gimnasterka; also spelled gymnastiorka; Russian: гимнастёрка, IPA: [gʲɪmnɐˈsʲtʲɵrkə]) was a Russian military smock comprising a pullover-style garment with a standing collar having double button closure. Additionally, one or two upper chest pockets, with or without flaps, may ...
The wave-green colour draws its origins from the 19th and early 20th century Imperial Russian era uniforms in which it was known as "czar green". [4] Following an absence during the early Soviet period, it was restored to all parade uniforms of marshals and generals starting with the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. Subsequently, the wave-green ...
The Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces were the military ranks used by the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy. Many of the ranks were derived from the German model. [1] The ranks were abolished following the Russian Revolution, with the Red Army adopting an entirely different system.
The Imperial Guard, cavalry, Cossack, and horse artillery units continued to maintain a separate dress uniform in addition to the field uniform. [107] Kuban and Terek Cossacks wore a type of coat called cherkesska instead of the field service uniform blouse, though it was a similar color to the field service uniform.
Members of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death with their commander Maria Bochkareva (far right) in 1917. Women's Battalions (Russia) were all-female combat units formed after the February Revolution by the Russian Provisional Government, in a last-ditch effort to inspire the mass of war-weary soldiers to continue fighting in World War I.
Pages in category "Women in the Imperial Russian military" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Ceremonial uniform of a chamberlain. Large gold embroidery on the chest. As in the case of women's attire, vague references to court uniforms date back to the end of the 18th century, but the first surviving detailed description refers only to 1831 and is contained in the 'Regulations on Uniforms for the Ranks of the Imperial Court'.
However, the socioeconomic conditions for women in Russia were worsening ('women who are pushed out of paid work into unpaid housework, irregular occupation, and unemployment constitute an urgent social problem in Russia' [8]), and thus 'seriously complicate[d] their integration into the military community'. [7]