Figure 1.--Here we see Soviet primary school girls buying juice in a street automat. As I understand it, they did not get a can or bottle, but rather the juice was dispensed into a common glass that each machine had. The girls at this schools had brown dresses which they wore with their pinafores. Also note the hairbows. They wore white socks or tights with their school dresses.

We note many photographs of Soviet schoolgirls wearing dark dresses and pinafores. We are not sure when this practice began. We note images from the 1930s, but they may hasve been just a few individuals or show schools. These dark dresses and fancy pinafores appear very common from the 1950s through the 1980s. We have noted both dark brown and blue dresses. Its a little difficult to describe the styling of the dresses as they are commonly covered by the pinafores. We see a few girls wearing blouses and shirts, but the dresses seem more common. I'm not sure if any other dresses or colors were involved. The pinafores we have seen were primasrily fancy white ones. We note girls of all ages wearing them, both in primary and secondary school. We notice many Soviet-era class photographs in which all or nearly all the girls wear these white pinafores. We notice differences in the styling, some were fancier than the others. They all, however, seem to be fancy white pinafores. We are not sure if there were any differences as to wearing these pinafore for the difference age groups. As best we can tell, these were not garments for special days, but the ordinary school uniform. I'm not sure but I think the girls may have had a best fancy pinafore that they wore for special occassions. Here I am not yet positive. The pinafores disappeared in the late-1980s, not because there was a change of regulations, but because large numbers of the older secondary school girls refused to wear them. We see girls wearing socks, stockings and tights with their school uniforms. White was very common.

Chronology

We note many photographs of Soviet schoolgirls wearing dark dresses and pinafores. We are not sure when this practice began. We note images from the 1930s, but they may hasve been just a few individuals or show schools. These dark dresses and fancy pinafores appear very common from the 1950s through the 1980s.

Garments

We have noted both dark brown and blue dresses. Its a little difficult to describe the styling of the dresses as they are commonly covered by the pinafores. We see a few girls wearing blouses and shirts, but the dresses seem more common. I'm not sure if any other dresses or colors were involved. The pinafores we have seen were primasrily fancy white ones. We note girls of all ages wearing them, both in primary and secondary school. We notice many Soviet-era class photographs in which all or nearly all the girls wear these white pinafores. We notice differences in the styling, some were fancier than the others. They all, however, seem to be fancy white pinafores. We are not sure if there were any differences as to wearing these pinafore for the difference age groups. As best we can tell, these were not garments for special days, but the ordinary school uniform. I'm not sure but I think the girls may have had a best fancy pinafore that they wore for special occassions. Here I am not yet positive. The pinafores disappeared in the late-1980s, not because there was a change of regulations, but because large numbers of the older secondary school girls refused to wear them. We see girls wearing socks, stockings and tights with their school uniforms. White was very common.

Age Trends

We are not sure if there were any age-based differences. The dresses anbd pinafoires seem siumilar, but our aechive is relatively limited. We do not know if there was any differences in wearing these pinafore for the difference age groups.

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