Figure 1.-- This photograph was taken in 1972 in Dushanbe. At the time, Tajikistan ws still part of the Soviet Union. It shows a 4th grade school class. Many children are wearing white shirts. We also believe that they were wearing blue shorts/skirts, but this is difficult to tell. As far as we ca tell, the boys and girls are wearing the same shirts. This apparently was the school uniform. Note that a few children wear shirts with epauettes and a shoulder pathch. Put your cursor on the imsage to see the rest of the class.

This photograph was taken in 1972 in Dushanbe. At the time, Tajikistan ws still part of the Soviet Union. It shows a 4th grade school class. Many children are wearing white shirts. We also believe that they were wearing blue shorts/skirts, but this is difficult to tell. As far as we ca tell, the boys and girls are wearing the same shirts. This apparently was the school uniform. Note that a few children wear shirts with epauettes and a shoulder pathch. I'm not sure if this was the school uniform or Young Pioneer uniform. If it is the school uniform, we are not sure why so few children are wearing them. The uniform does not seem to be required, but most children are wearing it. I'm unsure to what extent the children were required to wear the uniform. Note that many children are wearing young pioneer scarves. I'm not sure why only some of the children are wearing the scarves. This may be an age matter. Perhaps they were not yet old enough to join the Pioneers. There were no strict rules about the uniform. It seems that only white shirt and red neckerchief are mandatory. There are no rules about hosiery and footwear. Here many children wear sandals without socks.

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