There are two major types of Russian ethnic dress: the sarafan and the poneva. A sarafan is a loosely fitting long jumper dress worn over a long linen shirt and belted. A necessary component of traditional Russian dress, the belt was often worn under the sarafan.

Russian women wear dresses or long skirts and blouses and love to flaunt high heels. There is a distinct difference in the color and theme preference of the Russian men and women; while the men do not usually like flaunting bright colors in clothing, the women do.

The outer formal piece of clothing worn by a nobleman was the feriaz’ (broad and with long sleeves) and the okhaben’ (with narrow folded-back sleeves that could be tied at the back and with a large rectangular folded-back collar).

When medieval Russians dressed both men and women put on a garment called a rubakha first. This was a simple tunic with a high neckline and very long sleeves which they could pull over their hands to protect them from the cold. These were made out of heavy wool or linen.

Adidas & the Soviet Union During the Soviet times, Russia had limited exposure to Western fashion. Consequently, everything foreign was considered cool such that everything Soviet was uncool. The obsession with Adidas stems from the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

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Breakfast – The first meal It is very common for Russian families to have kasha (a type of porridge made from different grains), butterbrots (a kind of sandwich made of a single slice of bread and one topping such as butter or ham), boiled or fried eggs, tvorog (similar to cottage cheese) or cereal for breakfast.

Top 10 foods to try in Russia

• Kamchatka crab. Red king crab is a species that’s native to the Bering Sea and can be found around the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia.
• Borscht.
• Pelmeni.
• Blini.
• Black Sea barabulka.
• Kvass.
• Varenie.
• Sirniki.