Mbop Megashop

The only thing that I agree with is that this truly is only a point of view and not a properly researched article.

May be because of the articles like this, this is the perception about the USSR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaMUfxVJVQ

All the best!
RAks

(Although I do think the winter clothes are a bit dull, but that was the reality — to own a winter coat was good enough, and it did not really mattered what it looked like, especially if it had fur on the collar).

As for the summer clothes, they were quite typical for that epoch — and by that epoch, I mean a long stretch of time between late 1950s till late 1970s, as the fashion was quite rigid.

If you have any information that differs from my point of view — please, share! I intend to have at least two articles about the Soviet fashion in the near future, so I always welcome a conversation.

Regards,

Eva

I do not agree with the most of the article so I cannot argue point-by-point. It is not that the info is not true, it is so patchy, that it doesn’t portrait the true picture. I have seen hundreds of pics from the USSR times by different ppl, different republics, generations etc., and most of them are nearly not as unattractive as those published here.

I f I remember correctly USSR did not stop to exist in 1960’s. The picture of foreigners is there “illegally” — ppl in any country would “envy” rich individuals. Try to compare close of ppl from same social backgrounds…

This is only to point few… It is like picking the works out of a poem.

We could discuss in further if u r interested.

Regards,
RAks

Can you please just kindly point out a few things which are actually untruthful?

I’d say this article is one of the most objective ones on this blog. The only thing I am a little unhappy about now, 7 months after I wrote this post, is the image of two student girls (courtesy of byaki. net). I do not think it was necessary to include it — I wouldn’t have done it now.

However, if you are open to the dialogue, I am more than keen to write about “Fashion in the USSR. Updated”.

Kind regards,

Eva