Talk:Ushanka

message: :In the post-Soviet period there has been a backlash against this once ubiquitous hat, and it is considered unfashionable in many circles. It is unusual to see young men wearing them in major cities, and it is seen to be a sign of a foreigner, a rustic, a fashion victim, or an old timer trying to hold on to the legacy of the Soviet Union. This may be due to its connection with the U.S.S.R and the Soviet politburo and military. Some Eastern Europeans also consider it a legacy of russification.  It should also be remembered that the opening of the Russian economy provided a much greater selection of garments to the Russian consumer, a consumer that previously had few options.
:Its usage is currently falling, but whether this is a short term fashion trend or an indication of the end for the Ushanka remains to be seen. Currently young Russian men, at least Muscovites, tend to go hatless or prefer to wear skull caps or western baseball caps. Another, more practical, reason is general warming of climate that makes Ushanka somewhat less comfortable, as it is fairly warm and is best suitable for temperatures of -10 °C and below. Also as it is made of natural fur, it is more expensive than other headwear made from textiles or man-made materials.  
This a mix of fantasy ("politburo") and tourist observations ("major cities"). the only reasonable part is "global warming" (sic), but it (together with decrease of ushanka usage) started before collapse of the Soviet Union. Also, "natural fur"/"expensive" is irrelevant, since plenty of them are from artificial fur and even worse. mikka (t) 23:14, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: A wikipedia search of 'ushanka' does not yield this site. How can we fix that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kamerad (talk • contribs) 01:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
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message: My Russian teacher told me that Russian did not have a generic name for "hat" -- that шапка refers to a winter hat in particular, not too different from the Ushanka. Can someone native confirm or deny this? --Fastfission 18:08, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say that "шапка" is more or less equivalent to the word "hat" in English. You can use it to refer to any sort of hat, though if there's a more specific word (like "шляпа" or "кепка") - it might be better to use it. Azov 23:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is wrong! And your teacher was right :-). "Шапка" means either a fur hat (not necesarily ushanka-shaped) or a knitted one, while "шляпа" is a general term for a formal man's hat, a cowboy hat, a sombrero etc. AFAIK (I am a native speaker), the two words are virtually never mixed nowadays. Also, deminutive "шапочка" may be used for a swimming cap or a surgical cap, while "шляпка" is definitely a lady's hat. There are also hats that are neither shapkas nor shlyapas e.g. a flat cap, a military cap, a berette, etc. 213.85.28.33 17:04, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Shapka

message: Im going to do some work on this article and get rid of that ugly bar at the top, anyone who speaks russian , please add
a link which verifies the translation - ill do some digging myself though CryptSphinx (talk) 04:16, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
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message: As you say, "In the English-speaking world, it is referred to as a shapka".  So why isn't the main page at Shapka?  I have never heard anyone refer to it in English as a ushanka.  Widsith (talk) 12:26, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconding this.  I've been looking to buy an ushanka, and searching for "ushanka" yields way more results than "shapka." 68.42.72.226 (talk) 23:30, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
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message: Over the last winter, Ushanka hats were seen being worn by young men in Britain and Ireland.  Famously, one of these hats was worn by Kirk McCambley, a pivotal figure in the Iris Robinson scandal (link: ). I am not aware of the hat being called a Shapka, Ushanka or any other name other than a "Russian hat" or "fur hat". I thought this was worth mentioning given the "fashion victim" comment above. Rugxulo (talk) 23:10, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ushankas as a current or recent British/Irish fashion 

message: "1% wearing Sable ushanka" -- What's that, 1%? Ottens (talk) 13:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  1% wearing Sable ushanka 

message: I've always tough that Wikipedia articles are written in neutral view. Russians aren't the only one who use fur caps so it's stupid to make them only as a Russian head wear. --Taistelu-Jaska (talk) 22:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fur caps of ushankas? 

message: Do you really think, that the RCMP mukrat fur caps are derived from the russian ushankas. Canadians should know it better. The RCMP fur jockey Caps are derived from the Yukon fur caps and this form of fur caps is older then the ushankas. Google for it and you may find documents and fotos of the origen of the RCMP winter caps. This is a canadian heritage and not a cap derived from russian ushankas. Greetings from Germany! --Ulenspiegel (talk) 02:09, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  RCMP muskrat fur caps vs. Ushanka 

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