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Winter is Coming: Get Inspired by Soviet Women Wearing Fur to Decide on Your Outfit

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Real fur - to wear or not? This has long become a question of ethics and not just fashion: animal rights activists have their point of view while people living in cold climates may think differently about it.

Anyway, as the winter is getting closer (and in Russia frosts can be really strong - up to 40 degrees Celsius below zero) we all have to decide what to wear outside to stay warm and comfortable. In Soviet-era Russia, people had few choices for winter clothes since synthetic fabrics simply were not as available as they are today. However, fashion designers of the time offered plenty of warm and beautiful clothes, and we invite you to look through our gallery to learn something new and maybe get inspired for a brand new winter outfit.   

© Sputnik / Vladimir Perventsev / Go to the mediabankWalking in Magadan in winter (1970s)
Walking in Magadan in winter (1970s) - Sputnik International
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Walking in Magadan in winter (1970s)
© Sputnik / Boris Kaufman / Go to the mediabankA woman wears an otter-skin coat in 1968
A woman wears an otter-skin coat in 1968 - Sputnik International
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A woman wears an otter-skin coat in 1968
© Sputnik / Sergey Subbotin / Go to the mediabankAt women's clothing store in 1988
At women's clothing store in 1988 - Sputnik International
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At women's clothing store in 1988
© Sputnik / Boris Kaufman / Go to the mediabankWalking along an embankment, 1973
Walking along an embankment, 1973 - Sputnik International
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Walking along an embankment, 1973
© Sputnik / Rudolf Alfimov / Go to the mediabankModel wears a creation of the Paris Commune shoe factory (1972)
Model wears a creation of the Paris Commune shoe factory (1972) - Sputnik International
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Model wears a creation of the Paris Commune shoe factory (1972)
© Sputnik / Boris Babanov / Go to the mediabankDesigner from Nizhny Novgorod (then Gorky) in 1974
Designer from Nizhny Novgorod (then Gorky) in 1974 - Sputnik International
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Designer from Nizhny Novgorod (then Gorky) in 1974
© Sputnik / Alexander Makarov / Go to the mediabankModel wears a broadtail fur coat with a mink collar (1965)
Model wears a broadtail fur coat with a mink collar (1965) - Sputnik International
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Model wears a broadtail fur coat with a mink collar (1965)
© Sputnik / Alexander Makarov / Go to the mediabankGirls reading the first Russian-language edition of Burda Moden (1987)
Girls reading the first Russian-language edition of Burda Moden (1987) - Sputnik International
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Girls reading the first Russian-language edition of Burda Moden (1987)
© Sputnik / Nikolay Pashin / Go to the mediabankRubber boots made at "Krasny Bogatyr" Moscow-based factory (1962)
Rubber boots made at Krasny Bogatyr Moscow-based factory (1962)  - Sputnik International
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Rubber boots made at "Krasny Bogatyr" Moscow-based factory (1962)
© Sputnik / Dmitryi Donskoy / Go to the mediabankSoloist at the world famous Igor Moiseyev dance ensemble wears a coat and a hat made of fur (1970)
Soloist at the world famous Igor Moiseyev dance ensemble wears a coat and a hat made of fur (1970) - Sputnik International
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Soloist at the world famous Igor Moiseyev dance ensemble wears a coat and a hat made of fur (1970)
© Sputnik / Boris Kaufman / Go to the mediabankModel wears an otter-skin fur coat with a suede belt (1968)
Model wears an otter-skin fur coat with a suede belt (1968) - Sputnik International
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Model wears an otter-skin fur coat with a suede belt (1968)
© Sputnik / Andrey Solomonov / Go to the mediabankModel wears a creation by a Tatar designer (1980)
Model wears a creation by a Tatar designer (1980) - Sputnik International
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Model wears a creation by a Tatar designer (1980)
© Sputnik / Boris Kavashkin / Go to the mediabankLittle girl eats ice-cream during a walk with her mother (1972)
Little girl eats ice-cream during a walk with her mother (1972) - Sputnik International
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Little girl eats ice-cream during a walk with her mother (1972)
© Sputnik / Rudolf Alfimov / Go to the mediabankModel wears a winter coat with a fur collar designed by "Salut" factory (1970)
Model wears a winter coat with a fur collar designed by Salut factory (1970) - Sputnik International
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Model wears a winter coat with a fur collar designed by "Salut" factory (1970)
© Sputnik / Alexander Makarov / Go to the mediabankModel wears a blue mink cape (1965)
Model wears a blue mink cape (1965) - Sputnik International
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Model wears a blue mink cape (1965)
© Sputnik / A.Kondratiev / Go to the mediabankIn a knitwear store (1981)
In a knitwear store (1981) - Sputnik International
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In a knitwear store (1981)
© Sputnik / V.Krasnykh / Go to the mediabankA woman during a Sunday ski walk on a winter day in Perm (1966)
A woman during a Sunday ski walk on a winter day in Perm (1966) - Sputnik International
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A woman during a Sunday ski walk on a winter day in Perm (1966)
© Sputnik / Musa Selimkhanov / Go to the mediabankAt "Synthetics" store in Moscow (1965)
At Synthetics store in Moscow (1965) - Sputnik International
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At "Synthetics" store in Moscow (1965)
© Sputnik / Alexander Makarov / Go to the mediabankModels demonstrate outerwear (1983)
Models demonstrate outerwear (1983)  - Sputnik International
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Models demonstrate outerwear (1983)
© Sputnik / Aleksey Sverdlov / Go to the mediabank"Winter" (a photo by Y. Lunkov) at the "Our Motherland in Pictures" exhibition in Moscow (1970)
Winter (a photo by Y. Lunkov) at the Our Motherland in Pictures exhibition in Moscow (1970) - Sputnik International
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"Winter" (a photo by Y. Lunkov) at the "Our Motherland in Pictures" exhibition in Moscow (1970)
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