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Russian boys wore a range of suit types. Our information is limited, but many of them were the same styles as worn by other European boys. Suit and other clothing styles were largely set in Europe. This was especially true in the 19th and early 20th century. One exception was a Russian-blouse styled jacket. This was worn as a suit jacket rather than a blouse. We know less about the 20th century. This is because with the establishment of the Soviet Union, fashion was dicouraged. Clothing manufacturers were natuinalized as part of Soviet economic policy, manufactuers no longer had to respond to consumer demand. Shortages of consumer goods mwant that Russians had to be satisfied with whatever was available. Another factor was the relative poverty of Russia during the Soviet era, especially before World War II. Russia even at the time of the War was still a larely rural country although the cities had grown with industrial expansion. Many boys except in the major cities probably did not have suits.
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