Figure 1.--This Russian boy wears a tunic suot. we are not sure about the color. We are not sure when this portrait was taken, but would guess about 1900. |
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We have very limited information about tunics in Russia. We do not yet have any information on the early 19th century. A factor in Russia is that peasant dress had some similarity to tunics. And the Russian blouse style influenced tunics in Rurope at the turn if the 20th century. Tunics became a popular style at this tome in Europe and America. We are not entirely sure why, but we do note consideral emigration from Russia at this time. We see Russian boys wearing tunics similar in style to those worn in Europe. We are not sure yet just how popular they were. As far as we know these tunics were only worn by boys, but this is a perelininary assessment at this time.
A reader writes, "HBC keeps getting images of boys with hoops. This obviously was very popular play item, even if it was a studio prop. This particular hoop seems to be somewhat unusual in
having quite a wide rim, almost like a wagon wheel."
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