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Want to know what real Russian peasants (not "folk dance ensembles") wore and why?
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What's New:

		08.17.2010 - Gallery of Costumes: Young woman's outfit, Archangel region, 1890s (photo and description)

05.03.2010 - a paragraph (in English): Head Dress. ... all members of village community had to cover their heads (and, for women - hairs) completely when they went outside their homes. Bare head was a shame (for women), and an insult for other people (for men)… headpiece was kind of passport for village people. It reflected age group of a wearer (to be more precise - her/his ability to have offspring), her/his marital status, number of children, etc… more >>>>>

		03.10.2010 - Gallery of Costumes: Man's shirt decorated with ritual "Kupala" embroidery (photo and description)

		02.02.2010 - Gallery of Costumes: Imitation of Russian peasant's outfit, early 1900's (photo and description).

01.08.2010 - a paragraph (in English): "Dictionary" of ancient embroidery: Sun Boat and Sun Chariot. …Sun gods of many Indo-European pantheons were thought as riding a chariot or a boat. Greek Helios, Egyptian Ra, Vedic Indra could be mentioned among them. The most ancient images of The Sun Boat belong to cave paintings founded at Scandinavian Peninsula. A boat depicted there is pulled by a pair of waterfowls, probably, swans... more >>>>>

		12.19.2009 - Gallery of Embroidery: designs with The Sun Boat/Chariot

		11.25.2009 - for sale: talismans (pendants) with archaic symbols

		11.21.2009 - Gallery of Embroidery: more designs with birds.

		10.19.2009 - Gallery of Costumes: a ritual dress for a "rusalka" rite, the 12th-16th centuries (a photo and a description)

		09.24.2009 - Gallery of Costumes: a teenage girl's sarafan, Kharkov region, late 1800's (a photo and a description)

08.09.2009 - a paragraph (in English): Waistband. ... a waistband is a must-be part of a traditionlal Russian clothes. It proves a wearer is a human, and he/she belongs to Cosmos, not Chaos. Despite its pagan origin, a symbolism of a waistband was deeply incorporated into Russian Orthodox Christianity. For a true Orthodox, it was totally forbidden not to wear a belt for any moment of her/his life. Symbolically, a belt is a border between Inside and Outside. Those In and Out could be thought in any sence: physical, spiritual, or social... more >>>>>

		07.14.2009 - Gallery of Costumes: A go-to-meeting shirt for a married man , Archangel region, Kargopol district, late 1800's (a photo and a description)