Despite a relatively short history of existence, Budyonovka managed to become the main romantic symbol of the Russian revolution. This was largely due to Soviet cinema after the 1950s. The “Bolshevik Hat” is so recognizable that it is still one of the most popular tourist souvenirs when visiting Russia. But why was such a wonderful headdress canceled just before the start of World War II?
Back in the Soviet years, there was a legend that in reality Budyonovka was developed back in Tsarist Russia. Alas, not a single documentary evidence that would confirm this fact has yet been found. Most likely, this is indeed a legend, and its appearance was associated with the creeping gradual restoration of “monarchist nostalgia” among the Soviet intelligentsia after the 20th Congress of the CPSU. But there is documentary evidence that Budenovka appeared as part of a military uniform competition announced by the Bolshevik authorities on May 7, 1918.
From 1919 to 1922, Budenovka was officially the all-season headdress of the Red Army. From 1922 to 1924, an additional version of the cap was used - a summer version without elongated lapels and sewn from light tent linen or cotton fabric. However, just before the start of the Great Patriotic War in 1940, Order No. 187 of July 5 was issued, which abolished Budyonovka in the troops. Why was this done?
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Because even during the Soviet-Finnish war it became clear that Budyonovka was absolutely unsuitable for combat operations in cold winters and severe frosts. Therefore, it was decided to replace it with a hat with earflaps, no less famous in the Soviet troops. Actually, the advice from their opponents, the Finns, “cut off” the idea of wearing hats with earflaps. They also borrowed the famous army crab mittens. For the Red Army, the sad experience of the Soviet-Finnish war turned out to be extremely instructive in the end, that in its turn helped to better prepare, including for the winter war of 1941-1942 as part of the Great Patriotic.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about the phenomenon of crawling troops: how did the scouts appear, and why they were indispensable in the tsarist army.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/230322/62484/