 'USSR' T-Shirt Sizes: M, L, XL, XXL Metric: 46-48, 48-50, 52-54, 54+ Colors: red Consists of: 100% cotton Availability: ships within 5-7 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details This is an original Russian T-shirt. Screen printed in Moscow, Russia. Manufactured of 5.1 oz. fabric - luxuriously soft 100% cotton ring-spun yarn with double-needle coverseamed neck. The print is eloquent: white letters 'CCCP' on red background and yellow hammer and sickle in the upper right corner. 'CCCP' is a world-known Latin graphical rendition of the Russian acronym for the Soviet Union. 'CCCP' has now become a brand of its own, similar to that of 'Che Guevara'. The hammer and sickle is a symbol used to represent Communism and Communist political parties. It features a large sickle superimposed on a hammer. The two tools were chosen as symbols of the working class, symbolizing the unity between agricultural and industrial workers. MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: 'CCCP' or 'USSR' 'CCCP' is Latin graphical rendition of the Russian acronym for the Soviet Union, reading as 'Soy·z SovTtskikh Sotsialistfcheskikh Resp·blik' (SSSR) or 'The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'. Commonly known as the Soviet Union (SovTtsky Soy·z), it was a state in much of the northern region of Eurasia that existed from 1922 until 1991. The list of republics in the Soviet Union varied over the time. In its final years it consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (S.S.R.'s). Russia was by far the largest Republic in the Soviet Union, dominating in nearly all respects: land area, population, economic output, and political influence. The territory of the Soviet Union also varied, and in its most recent times approximately corresponded to that of the late Imperial Russia, with notable exclusions of Poland and Finland. The political organization of the country was defined by the only recognized political party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Brief History Revolutionary activity in Russia began with the Decembrist Revolt, uncovered in 1825, and although serfdom was abolished in 1861, its abolition was achieved on terms unfavorable to the peasants and served to encourage revolutionaries. A parliament, the Duma, was established in 1906, but political and social unrest continued and was aggravated during World War I by military defeat and food shortages. The February Revolution and October Revolutions (see also Russian Revolution) were followed by a period of civil war (see Russian Civil War), after which communist control was complete under the Bolsheviks who soon renamed themselves the Communist Party. The collapse of Tsarist rule was followed by the eviction of the landlord class and the subdivision of land among peasant families. Poor and middle peasants generally did not benefit from the latter until Lenin announced the New Economic Policy (NEP), which saw an end to government requisitioning of food during the civil war. Peasants marketed most of their produce at free prices during the years of the NEP. After the death of the Soviet Union's revolutionary founding figure Vladimir Lenin (1924), Joseph Stalin finally emerged as uncontested leader, defeating Leon Trotsky and ultimately having him exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929. Under Stalin, who replaced Lenin's NEP with five year plans and collective farming, the Soviet Union (established 1922) became a major industrial power, but with effective political opposition eliminated during the 1930s by purges. World War II established the Soviet Union as one of the two major world powers, a position maintained for four decades through military strength, aid to developing countries, and scientific research, especially into space technology and weaponry. Growing tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, its former wartime ally and the other superpower, led to the Cold War. Communist Party General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev promoted Soviet glasnost (openness) and perestroika (economic restructuring). A U.S.-Soviet summit meeting in 1986 and 1987 and a meeting of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Gorbachev in late 1988 brought a reduction in arms in Europe. The disintegration of Communist allies in Eastern Europe heralded the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As the Russian republic's Boris Yeltsin eclipsed Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in power, the Soviet Union was peacefully dissolved in December 1991. Most former Soviet republics joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. ¬ Copyright Wikipedia.org
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 'Aeroflot' T-Shirt Sizes: á M (Medium), L (Large), XL (X-Large) Metric: á 46-48, 48-50, 52-54 Consists of: á 100% cotton Availability: á ships within 5-7 business days Origin: á Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: á This is an original Russian T-shirt. Screen printed in Moscow, Russia. Manufactured of 5.1 oz. fabric - luxuriously soft 100% cotton ring-spun yarn with double-needle coverseamed neck. The T-shirt displays the famous 'Aeroflot' logo with hammer and sickle in its core and immitation of airplane wings on the sides. The inscription says: 'AEROFLOT' (in Russian) ò 'Soviet Airlines' (in English). á MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: á 'AEROFLOT' HISTORY History The company was founded in 1923 under the name Dobroflot and was reorganized under the name Aeroflot in 1932. International flights started in 1937, before that date they had been carried out by a joint Soviet-German airline Deruluft. During the Soviet era Aeroflot was a synonym for Russian civil aviation. One of the rare examples of Soviet commercial advertisement was Aeroflot slogan: 'Fly on Aeroflot planes!' The paradox was that Aeroflot had no competitors and it was virtually impossible for an average Soviet citizen to fly on a non-Aeroflot plane. The airline grew into what was considered by the World Almanac as the world's largest airline company. In 1976 Aeroflot carried more then 100 million passengers for the first time. Its flights were mainly concentrating around the Soviet Union, but the airline also had an international network covering five continents: North and South Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The network included countries such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Cuba, and People's Republic of China. Since the 1970s some transatlantic flights were flown using Shannon Airport in Ireland as a hub, as it was the westernmost non-NATO airport in Europe. Aeroflot joined IATA in 1989. At the start of the 1990s Aeroflot was divided into hundreds of new airlines. The biggest one was the Moscow-based subsidiary responsible for international flights, which possessed the brand (Aeroflot - Soviet International Airlines). Some airline companies which were created from the old Aeroflot are now flag carriers of the newly independent countries of the CIS ù e.g., Ukraine International Airlines. Smaller regional airlines which emerged out of the old Aeroflot ù sometimes just one-plane operations ù are sometimes referred to as Babyflots. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the decision was made to reorganize Aeroflot as an open joint stock company (the company was created in 1994 under the name Aeroflot ù Russian International Airlines). The Russian government still owns 51% of the airline. During the 1990s Aeroflot was primarily focused on international flights from Moscow. However, by the end of the decade Aeroflot started an expansion in the domestic market. In 2000 the company name was changed to Aeroflot ù Russian Airlines to reflect the change in the company's strategy. The transition period severely damaged the safety record of the company. There was a number of accidents at the start of the 1990s. The last one was in 1994, when an A310 crashed near Mezhdurechensk, Russia killing 75 people on board. It happened after a captain allowed his 15 year-old son to manipulate the controls of the plane while a co-pilot was not able to reach the controls properly. Nevertheless, Aeroflot managed to improve itself dramatically in a short period of time and the airline's safe flights rate is currently 99.94 percent. The company used to be severely criticized for its bad service, especially in the first half of 1990s. Although service has improved since then, the hardest part was to train attendants to deliver it with a smile. In the mid-1990s the company even had an advertisement slogan: 'We don't smile, because we're serious about making you happy'. Fleet history During the Soviet era Aeroflot had 100% Russian-made fleet. In fact, all Soviet civil aircrafts were build for Aeroflot. On September 15, 1956 Aeroflot started to operate Tupolev Tu-104 - the World's first jet airplane in regular service. The first flight with passengers was from Moscow to Irkutsk, Russia. The first international route served by Tu-104 was Moscow - Prague, Czech Republic. The Tupolev Tu-114, originally used to transport Soviet leaders, came into service in 1962 on the Moscow - Havana, Cuba route, the longest non-stop route of the airline at that time. In 1972 the first Tupolev Tu-154 began regular flights. This jet airplane is probably the most popular Russian airliner (more than 1000 of these were build in total). It is also one of the most reliable planes in the world. The latest modification Tu-154M is still in service. In 1974 Aeroflot started to use the Tupolev Tu-144 - the world's first civil supersonic aircraft on its regular route from Moscow to Alma-Ata (now Almaty, Kazakhstan). Tu-144s were retired from service in 1984. In 1980 the Ilyushin Il-86 - the first Russian-made wide-body plane -joined the fleet. Eleven planes are still in use for charter flights. In 1993 Aeroflot started to operate the Ilyushin Il-96-300 airplanes on its route Moscow-New York. The first western-made aircraft (the Airbus A310) was acquired in 1992. The company also became a Boeing customer, adding new Boeing 767 jet planes in 1994. Since then Aeroflot has also operated Boeing 737s, Boeing 777s, Airbus A320 family and the cargo version of the Douglas DC-10s. Other facts of interest Aeroflot started commercial flights to the United States in 1968. However, in 1979 these flights were suspended by the US Government in response to the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan. Direct flights from Moscow to New York were resumed in 1986. President Vladimir Putin's wife is a former Aeroflot flight attendant. She worked at the Leningrad-based subsidiary of Soviet Aeroflot (Leningrad Avia-Squadron), now Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise. Aeroflot was portrayed in Bourne Supremacy. ¬ Copyright Wikipedia.org
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 Lenin's Cap (fake leather) Artificial Leather
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 Astrakhan Hat - 'Gorbachev Style' ASTRAKHAN (PERSIAN LAMB) ''GORBACHEV STYLE'' or 'DIPLOMAT' HAT World-famous hat favoured by such Soviet General Secretaries as Leonid Brezhnev and Mikhail Gorbachev. Manufactured by the top class fur hat manufacturer in the capital of Russia, this soft and cozy, 100% Persian lamb hat will keep your head warm in any weather. Fur origin: Dagestan Republic, the Russian Federation Available fur colors: Black Grey Available hat/head sizes: any from 7 (56 cm) to 7 7/8 (63 cm). Choose yours from the drop-down menu under ''Your Preferences''. Price quoted above is the price for grey 'Diplomat' style hat.
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