Figure 1.--After the Revolution we see a very destinctive cap worn by the Red Army that some boys wore. Here is a photograph where a boy is wearing one of these caps. They were called "Budenovka" or "Bogatyr". |
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After the Revolution we see a very destinctive cap worn by the Red Army that some boys wore.
Here is a photograph where a boy is wearing one of these caps. They were called 'Budenovka', from the name of Semen Budyonnyj, a famous Russian war leader and politician. They were also called 'Bogatyrka', from a word 'Bogatyr' - 'a mighty warrior' in ancient Russian. It was a uniform headwear used in Red Army before 1940s years - a cloth helmet, resembling ancient Russian war helmets. The Red Army eventually discontinued this helmet because it was not comfortable, but such a form for children headwear (you can see even a star on the helmet) was popular for children's headwear even in the 1980s.
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