Figure 1.--This photograph was taken at the All-Union Exhibition, Moscow, 1980. This boy is clearly from a provincial city, because his knickers outfit look slightly old fashioned for that time in Moscow. Few boys by the 1980s were wearing knickers.
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Figure 1.--This photograph was taken at the All-Union Exhibition, Moscow, 1980. This boy is clearly from a provincial city, because his knickers outfit look slightly old fashioned for that time in Moscow. Few boys by the 1980s were wearing knickers. |
Demographic gactors also affected the types and styles of pants worn by Russian boys. Rural poverty and the contiuing impact of serfdom meant that the leggings once worn by serf boys and peasants continued to be worn in througout the 19th and even into the 20th century. During the Tsarist era and the Soviet period, decission making and economic power was highly centralized. This was reflected in clothing as well as other areas. People in Moscow and St. Petersburg/Leningrad tended to be the most affluent and this wore the most stylish clothing. This continues to be the case even in Russia today.
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