Figure 1.--This Estonian image is undated. We believe that it was taken while Estonia was part of Tsarist Russia. We would estimate in the 1890s. Note the stripped dickey, a common style in Russian sailor suits.
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Figure 1.--This Estonian image is undated. We believe that it was taken while Estonia was part of Tsarist Russia. We would estimate in the 1890s. Note the stripped dickey, a common style in Russian sailor suits. |
Estonia has for years been part of the Russian empire, both Tsarist and Soviet. Estonia like the other Baltic republics were briefly independent (1919-40) until invaded by the Soviet Union in 1940. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1992, Estonia once again became an indepedent country. Sailor suits were commonly worn by Estonian boys in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As Estonia was part of Tsarist Russia until the Revolution (1917), the sailor suits worn by Estonian boys were similar to those worn by Russian boys. The popularity of sailor suits declined in the 1920s, but were still worn in the 1930s. By the rime of the Soviet 1940 invasion, we do not believe that sailor suits were being commonly worn.
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