Papakha
Papakha is a wool hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. In 1855, after the campaigns in the Caucasus Mountains, the Papakha was introduced in the Russian army as an official part of the uniform for the Cossacks. Papakhas were removed from the new Red Army uniform in 1917 because of their association with the old Tsarist regime. Many Cossack regiments of the Tsarist army fought against the Bolsheviks.
About Papakha in brief
Papakha is a wool hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. In 1855, after the campaigns in the Caucasus Mountains, the Papakha was introduced in the Russian army as an official part of the uniform for the Cossacks. During the Russian Civil War, many Bolshevik cavalrymen and officers wore papakhas or kubankas because many of them were cossacks and the hat had been part of cavalryman’s uniform.
Papakhas were removed from the new Red Army uniform in 1917 because of their association with the old Tsarist regime and the fact that many Cossack regiments of the Tsarist army fought against the Bolsheviks.
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