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Russian Traditional Clothing Wikipedia Russian traditional clothing wikipedia Continue This category describes traditional and historical Russian clothing. Modern Russian clothing should be classified under Russian fashion or clothing companies in Russia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russian national fashion. This category contains only the following subcategory. ► Russian folk clothing (11 P) the following 20 pages in this category, out of 20. This list may not reflect recent changes (more information). Bashlik Boyar Hat Budenovka French Fur Fish (tunic) Gáktiyorka Imperial Crown of Russia Mariner Hat Monomakh Cap Pavlovo Posad Peak Cap Podvorotnichok Regalia of Russian Tsars Seacap Sabug Stalin Tunic Telnyashka Telogreus Reduika Retrieval of the main material of this category is Russian folk clothing. The following 11 pages are in this category, out of a total of 11. This list may not reflect recent changes (more information). Pasta shoes burka (Caucasus) Chukha Kukuchenk Kosovorotka Paparotka Putkha Putkha Sarvan Valinki and Adamal retrieved from the georgian man in part of a series on Georgia ქართველები the old Georgian nation Kartvelian people Kulchians Subgroups Svans Mingrelians Culture Music Media Sports line cinema kitchen dances chukha calendar legends languages writing the system of grammatical dialects Georgian Orthodox Church Catholic Church Of St. George St. Nino symbols Of St. George cross grapes via Polynesia via Borjgali history Georgiavte A chokha[a] is a woolen coat with a high neck that is part of the traditional male dress of the Caucasus peoples. [2] The history and revival of Georgian King Luwarsab II of Cartley depicted in the gorge was the gorge in widespread use among Georgians[3] from the 9th century to the 1920s, when it declined during the Soviet era. [4] It is still used in Georgia as a symbol of national pride, and is often worn by Georgian men at weddings and official functions. [6] Worn by Georgians for more than a thousand years, a high-necked wool coat was rarely seen during Soviet rule, but now, for many, it symbolizes the country's pride in the past and resistance to occupation. [7] Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili ordered high-ranking Georgian officials working abroad to present themselves in national costumes, including strangulation, at official meetings. [8] [The best wanted source] [7] has also been adopted in its chuckle by high fashion designers in Georgia. [7] Georgian President Salomé Zurabishvili (right) stands next to the Georgian ambassador to Japan wearing a white chorat during the inauguration ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. There are four types of chukha: The Chukha Cartel-Kakhiti Kakheti are the provinces of eastern Georgia), Khevsur chokha (mainly in the province of Mtskheta-Mtianeti Georgia), Khankha (found mainly in western Georgian provinces such as Adjara and Goria, also formerly in Lazona), and its general Caucasian chokha. The Caucasian Gorge originated in the Caucasus[9] in georgia's mountainous regions. [The need for martyrdom] the word Chukha entered the Georgian language from Persian. Originally, in Georgia, clothing was referred to as Talavari, but later, after the Persian invasions, [when?] the Persians began to call the Georgian national dress chokha (meaning 'cloth outfit'). Russians and Ukrainians call it cherkeska (meaning 'from/of Shreksia'), and Cossacks cossacks adopt it as part of their costume. In the Shrek sherklanguage languages, the khankha is known as shwakh-tsia which means the knight covers, or simply tsia, meaning cloth, and hatchet, which means it suits you. In Georgia, special decorations were adopted, in addition to the Talvari/Tshawk, by the Chokhosani order, which represented a selection of famous generals, war heroes and poets. The gorge is sewn from thick cloth and ignited at the bottom. In some parts of the Caucasus, there are also female bottlenecks. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were three types of chucks: khasour, khankha cartel-kakhiti, and general Caucasian Khankha. Khevsureti chokhas a slipper worn in The Khevsureti district of Georgia in the Great Caucasus Mountains. It is considered the thorn of the slippers closest to the middle version of the khankha. They are mostly short, with semi-deviant shapes. The front side of the strangulation has rich decorations and cracks on the sides, which extend to the waist. The Khevsur Khankha has rich decorations consisting of crosses and symbols. Kartley-Kakhiti Chukha Georgian cavalry wearing the Georgian cavalry wearing the Karkhti Karti And Khankha Kartli-Kakheti is longer than Khevsur Chukha and has triangle shapes such as on the chest, exposing the inner cloth called arkhalukhi. It tends to be gazi (locally called Egyptian) on either side of the pectoral spaces. The skirt usually has cracks on the sides. People wear them without belts and their long-sleeved cartley is usually black, dark red or blue. This is her most popular chuckle to date and is often seen in the formal meeting and musical performance. General Caucasus General Choco-Choga Is a long- time figure who shares similarities with the cartel-kakhiti version. In most cases, different decorations fill in lead blanks. This type of chukha has black leather belts decorated with silver pieces. It is usually a longer version of the Cartel-Kakhiti Chukha. [3] The general Caucasian gorge usually consists of black, gray, white, blue, red or brown cloth. Among Azerbaijanis, it is considered part of the traditional costume of performers The type of Azeri folk music. The age of the person usually determines the color of his or her son. Generally, the peach costume includes Khanjali dagger, a khaki shirt worn under the khankha, the mascara (gazers, bullet-bearers/cargo), and kabalakhi (Bashlik, hood, separate from the robe) or Nabiodi (babakha, long fur hat). Wikimedia Commons reviewers have media related to their forks. ^ Аοеааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Аааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Azclub.ru 000аааа Azclub.ru 007-03-21. Accessed April 16, 2013. ^ McNis, Damien (10 July 2011). Up close: Why Georgia's national costume is back in vogue. BBC.com. Accessed April 15, 2018. ^ A.B. Strelkova, Rousseau (31 August 2007). To wear or not to wear (and fork)? That's the question. Georgia today. Number 372. [Permanent dead link] ^ Abashidze, Irakli. Ed, i'm sorry. Georgian Encyclopedia. Volume IX Tbilisi, Georgia: 1985. ^ A. Satinestein, Liana (May 5, 2017). What is georgia's traditional fork and why is it in fashion? Vogue. ^ Georgia: I love your country, love h. EurasiaNet.org. 2011- 02-20. See 2013-04-16. ^ BBC News - Up close: Why Georgia's national costume is back in vogue. Bbc.co.uk. 2011-07-10. See it on 2013-04-16. ^ Emkhfari, Elias (25 April 2008). Chuckha. georgiandaily.com. Archived from the original version on 13 August 2008. Accessed April 16, 2013. ^ Apaches, Ercle. Ed, i'm sorry. Georgian Encyclopedia. Volume IX Tbilisi, Georgia: 1985 ^ Georgian: ჩოხა her or ტალავარი t'alavari; Abkhazi: акәымжәы, in Latin letters: Aquishobi; Ako Grilled; Amini; Abenhami; Adyghe: Φе, in Latin letters: Tsia; The government's չուխայ չուխայ, in Latin letters: choukha;Azerbaijan: çuxa; [1] Chechen: φосиии, in Latin letters: ҫoqib; Capardian: φеτ, in Latin letters: Tse; Ossetia: φτττττττ, in Latin letters: the rude; Russian: φерссса, in Latin letters: cherkeska; Ukrainian: φересса, in Latin letters: cherkeska retrieval from this article needs additional citations to verify. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced materials may be challenged and removed. Search ing for sources: Z-Shaabi - News · Newspapers · Books · World · JSTOR (October 2010) (learn how and when to remove this template message) Faro Folk Dance Club with some members of the National Fashion. 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