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A budenovka (Russian: будёновка, romanized: budyonovka, IPA: [bʊˈdʲɵnəfkə]) is a distinctive type of hat, an archetypal part of the Communist military uniforms of the Russian Civil War following the Russian Revolution (1917–1922) and later conflicts. Its official name was the "broadcloth helmet
Arthur Kulkov (born August 20, 1983) is a Russian male model.His work has been prominently featured in American publications such as GQ [1] and Details.He has been featured on covers for both publications, a rarity in the male model industry. [2]
Sheepskin ushanka winter hat with earflaps. A ushanka (Russian: ушанка, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈʂankə], from уши, ' ears '), also called a 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 ...
Many communist governments purposely diverged from heraldic tradition in order to distance themselves from the monarchies that they usually replaced, with coats of arms being seen as symbols of the monarchs. Soviet Russia was the first state to use a socialist-style emblem, beginning at its creation in
On 23 February 1917, [a] Russia burst into a revolution and with it came the fall of the Tsardom and the establishment of a Provisional Government. [3] The defining factor in the fall of the Autocracy was the lack of support from the military: both soldier and sailor rebelled against their officers and joined the masses. [4]
New Book Exposes Seedy Russian Underbelly Surrounding Models Death Now, a new book by NY Daily News reporter Peter Pomerantsev is making the country front page news again by exposing the seedy ...
The hammer and sickle was first used during the 1917 Russian Revolution, but it did not appear on the official flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1924. [2] Since the Russian Revolution, the hammer and sickle has been used by various communist parties and communist states.
A red five-pointed star A New Year tree with a red star in front of a church cupola in Volokolamsk, Russia, 2010.. A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century.