The story of Russian clothing

This book will lead you according to the most striking moments of the history of Russian clothing from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century - from the mounds of ancient Scythians to the magnificent palace balls of the times of Nicholas II. You will learn how the peasants and the military, nobles and clergymen dressed in different eras, get acquainted with the history of the most diverse elements of clothing, jewelry and military uniforms, court dresses and uniforms.
Do you know what elements of the Russian national costume came from the clothes of the Scythians? Is it true that the princely hats were decorated with an ivory, and the warriors of the ancient Slavic tribes wore earrings? What did the column of the Roman emperor Trajan say about the clothes of the ancient Slavs? Why did the traditional Russian dress under the ban on Peter I, under Nicholas I, is a mustache and a beard, and under Alexander I, a kokoshnik came into fashion again?
The texts of the famous Russian historians of the XIX - early XX centuries are illustrated by the works of classical painting