 'MIG-29, Russia' 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 front print of this T-shirt shows two MiG-29 fighters flying over the snowy mountains. The MiG-29 is marketed worldwide and equals or surpasses the F-15C in several areas (see the story below). This T-shirt would make a great gift to any air force fan. The specifications of this impressive aircraft are as follows: Type: MiG-29 'Fulcrum-A' Function: fighter Year: 1985 Crew: 1 Engines: 2*81.4kN Klimov (Isotov) RD-33 Wing Span: 11.36 m Length: 17.32 m Height: 4.73 m Empty Weight: 11,000 kg Max. Weight: 18.500 kg Speed: Mach 2.3 Ceiling: 18,000 m Range: 2,100 km Armament: 1*g30 mm Unit cost: 11 million USD á MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: á MiG-29, MIKOYAN-GUREVICH 'FULCRUM' A medium-sized air superiority fighter. 'Fulcrum' is an impressive aircraft, with good performance, armament and maneuvrability, and the ability to use rough airfields. Range is weak point, and later versions were modified to carry more fuel. A navalized version has also been flown. The Russian air force prefers the larger SU-27 and its derivatives, but the development of the advanced MiG-29M version has been funded recently. Over 2000 have been built. Development The MiG-29 is one of the first Russian aircraft that was considered by many to be an equal to those in the west. It incorperated a number of innovative technologies, some of which had never been on any western fighter. It also reflected a change in the Russian tactics in the air. For example, previously there had been a very heavy reliance on command and guidance from the ground, therefore there was little need for a cockpit with an excellent view, and since it was easier to make them smaller for aerodyanamic reasons this was the trend with the MiG-21, MiG-23 and MiG-25. But the MiG-29 was designed with a large bubble canopy similar to those on most western fighters suggesting a change in tactics. Louvered doors close the engine intakes while on the ground protecting the compressor from Foreign Object Damage (FOD). The air is sucked in through a number of slits on the upper side of the wing root. On the MiG-29M (a further development) these doors have been replace with a mesh grill similar to the one on the SU-27. It reduces complexity and created extra space for fuel and avionics by removing the intaces on top of the wing root. Mig29 Fulcrum The MiG-29 Fulcrum is of a comparable size to the F/A 18 Hornet. It first became operational in early 1985 and since then has been exported to a number of countries. About 345 of these counter air fighters are in service with the Russian tactical air forces and 110 with the naval forces. The MiG-29 has a high level of manouverability and the coherent pulse dopplar radar (which can track up to 10 targets simultanieously at 69 km) combined with a laser range finder and infra-red search and track (IRST) lijnked to the Helmet Mounted Sight (HMS) make it an excellent close in fighter. The two engines on the MiG-29 are the Kilmov/Sarkisov RD-33 each providing 18,000 pounds of thrust. Even if one engine is dammaged and providing no thrust the MiG-29 is able to accelerate and start on the one engine. Also the engines have proven their ability to take rough handeling with manouvers such as tail slides which were performed by Anatolij Kvocur at Farnbourough in 1988. The MiG-29M has addressed many of the fighters shortcommings. Unfortunately due to the economic position in Russia Mig-Mapo has not had any orders for this excellent aircraft. The internal fuel storage has been incresed dramatically; is controlled by quadruplex fly-by-wire; glass cockpit; new terrain following Zhuk radar; improved engines with reduced smoke trails, better efficency and more power; new IRST, added TV; longer canopy, a wider, longer and less curved dorsal spine; bulged wing tips with fore and aft Radar Warning Recievers (RWR), eight under wing hardpoints (as opposed to six on earlier versions); aluminium-lithium center section; and finally larger, sharper, repositioned wing roots which create stronger vortices and modifications to extend back the center of gravity limit for relaxed stability whcih increases the max angle of attack giving more manouverability and better efficency. As you can see the MiG-29M is a much imporved aircraft.
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 'Don't be Naughty' Authentic 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. Print based on the famous Soviet poster of post-WWII era.
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 'Russia, Coat of Arms' 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 print displays a colorful picture of the Smaller Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire composed in 1882 and approved in February 1883. 'ROSSIYA' (meaning 'RUSSIA') is printed in the colors of the current Russian flag right under the historic coat of arms, uniting the Imperial Russian legacy and history with present Russia. The meaning of this coat of arms is beautifully described by RussianLegacy.com heraldic researcher below. Right under the description you may also find the Larger Coat of Arms of 1882, as well as St. Andrew's Order that we deem you'll find interesting as well. á MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: á SMALLER COAT OF ARMS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (approved on 23 February 1883) The Smaller Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire of 1882 represents a double-headed eagle (one head watches the East, while the other one watches the West of the Russian Empire) crowned with two emperor's crowns, above which there is yet another Tzar's crown with St. Andrew's Order ribbon flying under it. The eagle is holding the golden scepter in his right talon, while the golden imperial orb is in his left talon. Some say that the double-headed eagle coat of arms was adopted in 1497 by Tsar Ivan III, who took the Byzantinian two-headed eagle and improved it with the arms of Moscow. The arms on the breast of the Smaller Coat of Arms double-headed eagle is indeed the famous arms of Moscow of St. George killing the dragon. The chain around the shield of St. George is the chain of St. Andrew's Order. St. Andrew's Order (or the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called) was the highest decoration in the Russian Empire. It was established on 10 March 1699 by Peter the Great, and re-established in modern Russia on 1 July 1998. The arms on the wings of the eagle are (clockwise starting from the heads): á á1. Kingdom of Astrakhan á á2. Kingdom of Siberia [or the arms of current Novosibirsk] á á3. Kingdom of Georgia á á4. Grand Duchy of Finland á á5. Grand Duchies of á áá áá áKiev, á áá áá áVladimir, á áá áá áNovgorod (all in one arms) á á6. Kherson and Taurida á á7. Kingdom of Poland á á8. Kingdom of Kazan ¬ 2004 Copyright Evgenii Prussakov (M.Phil., University of Cambridge) ORIGIN OF WHITE BLUE RED COLORS The white-blue-red is based on the coat of arms of the duchy of Moscow, which is red with Saint George, wearing white armor and a blue cape, riding a white horse, holding a blue shield, defeating the dragon. From Carl Alexander von Volborth's book on heraldry there's this picture about the coat of arms of Moscow : The caption says: áThe rider is said to be St. George from 1730. This version of the arms is dated 1856. The dominant colors are in effect red, blue and white. Another book says about the three colors: áThe imperial Russia had a red, blue and white flag, created in 1697 by Peter the Great, based on Holland's (...) It was the origin of pan-slavic colors, used by Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia and Bosna (...) The white-blue-red flag was used till the fall of Kerensky's government, in November 1917. The same happened to the two-headed eagle, without the imperial crown. Note that the 1856 version of St.George shows the rider going from right to left, while on modern shields bot rider and dragon are turned from left to right, whith the spear still in the foreground, making the right-handed knight's position more natural. ¬ Oxana Smirnova
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 '1 Ruble. This is Our Profit' Authentic 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. Print based on the famous Soviet poster of Stalin era.
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 'USSR' 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 print is eloquent: red letters 'CCCP' on yellow background. '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'. á MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: á '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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