It’s believed that the first hats called ushanka appeared in Russia during the Civil War of 1918-1919. They were widespread among the Bolsheviks’ opponents, the White Army of Alexander Kolchak.

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 ...

In the summer of 2020, Facebook users shared a meme that claimed U.S. first lady Melania Trump posted a photograph of herself wearing a Russian hat emblazoned with a Soviet army badge -- but ...

Early in her address to graduating Yale students at Sunday's Class Day, Hillary Clinton reached behind the lectern, pulled out a traditional Russian ushanka hat, and held it aloft. "I mean ...

TASS/. The Russian armed forces are not planning to scrap their traditional winter hat with ear flaps, known as ushanka, a Russian defense ministry official has told TASS, commenting on rumors of ...

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Hillary Clinton returned to Yale University raising a Russian Ushanka hat. By M.L. Nestel. May 21, 2018, 12:21 AM. 0:55. Hillary Clinton speaks at the Yale University commencement, May 20, 2018.

Hillary Clinton says she's "still" not over the 2016 election, and she showed it Sunday during a speech at Yale — cracking a joke about Kremlin interference and busting out a large Russian hat ...

The president’s former Democrat rival brandished the distinctive Ushanka headgear in ... the tradition of over-the-top hats so I bought a hat too. A Russian hat,” she said, prompting raucous ...