♪♪ -The Russian Revolution began in February 1917, ... He took off his rather bourgeois-looking homburg hat, and he replaced it with the cap of a proletarian worker.

He wrote his name on the board and then, in a heavy Eastern European accent, said, “Welcome to course on Russian Revolution. This will be lecture course only—means, no questions.” Hands shot up.

After the revolution, Russian emigres scattered across the world. ... I’m the one in the big coat and the Russian fur hat. I studied fine arts and archaeology in the USSR from 1979 to 1982.

After the 1917 revolution the Soviet government commissioned a new uniform for the Red Army. A panel set up in 1918 included well-known artists Viktor Vasnetsov and Boris Kustodiev.

The most widely recognized Russian winter hat is “ushanka,” a thick and warm hat with earflaps. The design dates back to the 17 th century, when someone invented the “treukh” (literally ...

Jen Psaki, who was named to serve as President-elect Biden's White House press secretary, is facing fresh scrutiny over a photo that shows her wearing a Russian hat that bears the communist hammer ...

These are the best movies about the Russian Revolution, which allow the audience to witness the fall of the last Tsars and the birth of a new nation. 'Nicholas and Alexandra' (1971) Directed by ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. As a fine August brings a sack of plums, the centenary of the Russian Revolution has produced a bumper crop of ...

As Susanna Rabow-Edling writes in her short yet detailed and nuanced study, “The First Russian Revolution,” the Decembrists’ revolt, as it became known, marked “the first Russian attempt ...

The Russian Revolution touched millions of lives. From Moscow to Mali, and Vladivostok to Venezuela, BBC audiences share their stories. ... I’m the one in the big coat and the Russian fur hat.