Sergei Borisov/russiainphoto.ru In the late Soviet period, the school uniform was perceived by many as an element of the totalitarian system and a tool for suppressing individuality. But it wasn ...

This Soviet tradition infuses students with enthusiasm for the year to come and is widely covered on TV. Although modern Russia officially abandoned the school uniform in 1994, the longstanding ...

At a school steeped in tradition ... gas mask included. The Soviet schoolgirl uniform, a frill-filled and lace-trimmed look that predates the Russian revolution—and that influenced looks ...

Ukraine’s military has taken its clash with neighboring Russia to a new level, debuting new “Western-style” uniforms that deliberately break with old Soviet sartorial motifs. The green ...