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Description ★ SOVIET ERA ★ NEW MILITARY SOVIET ARMY Jacket UNIFORM ★ quilted jacket (telogreyka) made in 60s-70s ★ Telogreika is a type of winter iniform first issued by the Red Army during the German-Soviet War. Telogreikas continued to be issued until the late 1960s. ★ The telogreika was particularly effective at keeping the wearer warm in the harsh Russian Winter. When worn with valenki and an ushanka a wearer can comfortably remain warm in sub-zero temperatures for long periods. This made it the perfect uniform not just for the Red Army, but for both prisoners and guards at the GULAG. ★ First seen worn by Finnish troops during the Winter War with Finland, the Soviet Military found their issued uniform less well suited to fighting in the Arctic and quickly copied the design. In contrast to the usual shortages in the Red Army, troops received regular issues of winter clothing, as their combat effectiveness could be hampered in cold conditions otherwise. The Wehrmacht also regularly made use of captured Red Army winter uniforms, often stealing them from the deceased, due to the ineffectiveness of their own winter uniforms. ★ The Telogreika faded from military issue in the early 1960s, being largely replaced by the return to the old woollen Shinel Greatcoat and the Bushlat. In the early 1980s the introduction of the Afghanka field uniform marked the dawn of a new era in the Soviet Army. Today, the Telogreika is still used in Russia and many Soviet Bloc countries by private citizens. In Rusuia it is particularly popular amongst night watchmen and warkers in the construction industry.