In a special Defense Ministry factory in Moscow, uniforms are being made for the top brass to wear for the Victory Day parade on May 9.
May 9 is less than a month away, and employees say the factory is working almost round the clock.
This year’s parade uniforms will be much more comfortable and practical.
Uniforms are now double-breasted and have three rows of buttons instead of the usual four.
The crown of the service cap is now a couple of centimeters lower.
The epaulets are longer, extending beneath the collar.
The epaulets, buttonholes, collars and cuffs will be embroidered with 5% gold bullion
The gold-embroidered uniforms are much more expensive than the standard ones, factory employees say
On May 9, Air Force pilots will march across Red Square in blue uniforms, seamen in white and black, and the army in sea green, instead of the standard olive green. These were the colors approved for the 1945 victory parade. They were also the colors of the Russian army under Peter the Great three centuries ago.
The same factory makes the jackboots in which soldiers will march across Red Square.
It is a little-known fact that wooden nails are used to make the boots.
