At 1:40 (the picture of RVS = Revolutionary Military Council) you can clearly see Semyon Budyonny sitting on far right, while Voroshilov is sitting at the end of the table. These two commanders were close friends who served and fought together during the Russian Civil War. They were legends in Russia. These guys were similar and different in many ways. Budyonny was a professional NCO who was highly decorated during WWI. Voroshilov never served in the military before the Revolution because he disliked czarism. During the Civil War Budyonny was a commander while Voroshilov was his commissar. In 1925 Voroshilov became a people's commissar of defense (Minister of defense) of USSR. He had a better career than Budyonny. In 1935 both were promoted to Marshals of the Soviet Union. Both lived a long and interesting lifes. Two friends the commander and his commissar. Also Budyonny was a decent horse selectioner/breeder. There is a horse breed named after him, which is known for being a strong type of breed. This man also spoke a few languages, played accordion well, was a good dancer, had good manners, was a humble person in personal life. Unlike Voroshilov Budyonny wasn't responsible for political repressions during 1930s. I just like the fact that these two different people were friends for life.
@@jayrivers773 There is a good memoir by Budyonny called "Пройденный Путь" (The Covered Path). Voroshilov also wrote a few books, but his memoir is about his early life. Also a good Russian documentary called "Забытые Вожди" (Forgotten Leaders) about both Budyonny and Voroshilov Link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y-1OjcjIWhs.html (Voroshilov) . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3nSjRMIYbRc.html (Budyonny) both have English captions.
@CanBiteIt CanLikeIt I clearly stated the repressions of 1930s, commonly known as the "Great Purge" when thousands of Red Army commanders and officials were executed, thrown in prison, sent to camps of GULag, demoted etc. Voroshilov as a minister(peoples' commissar of defense and senior party official) had a direct involvement in purges. His signatures are present on many execution lists. Budyonny was an inspector of cavalry during 1930s and wasn't in high position to sign execution documents. He also wasn't as close to Stalin as Voroshilov. Speaking about insurgencies Budyonny participated, these events were continuation of Russian Civil War. It was a bloody mess on all sides. There was no good or bad faction during this conflict.
As the Great Purge continued, the NKVD came to interrogate and arrest Budyonny; Budyonny's response was to arm himself with his service Nagant M1895 revolver and call Stalin to demand he have the agents removed.Stalin complied and the event was not discussed again.
2:52 That was parade of 7th November, the day of October Revolution, and stands of Soviet government in Russia, there was like Independence day in US now.
1988 I wore one. It was rather cold that year I remember my grandmother going out to find me one. I was very proud to wear it on to school think. Got my godson one and a pilotka for the parade some years ago and he seemed just as proud
FANTASTIC VIDEO! I own a Calvary greatcoat made for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, along with a replica Budinovka. NO one in the US gets it, but it's fun to wear and very warm:)-John in Texas
Thank you very much explains a lot about my new hat then is to pick up an original from the military antique store that it worth it also a 1956 Edelweiss badge so it was a good day thank you very much keep up the amazing work
Very nice channel, congrats for your work ! I would like to know if it's possible for you to do a video about the Spetsnaz uniforms in general ! Thanks, cheers from France
Hey once you're done with Russian hats would you consider doing the U.S. battle dress uniform and desert camouflage uniform, I know you've already done modern U.S. uniforms but I feel like the BDU is an iconic symbol of the U.S. military from the 1990s.
This hat of cloth was used more to keep the soldiers warm than to protect soldiers from shrapnel and shell fragments. Soldiers fought under srozen conditions in the European countries. Poison gas and mustard gas were introduced by Germany in ww1, and the wartime allies followed up soon within ww1. Prior to use of poison gas, the cossacks already worked better than averabe as soldiers cum military base workers as thhey already had traditional firearms basic training in warfare as taught by their fellow Cossacks in their villages. For the Central powers, intro of poison gas was a winning formula in thr beginning :;the enemy soldiers, including Cossacks and Brits, start choking, and blood comes out from the noses or mouth or eyes before they die a torturous death. Cossack warrior spirit went for a toss for the first time with intro of poison gas in ww1. Prior to poison gas, When it came to the Cossacks, they were traditionally the first to volunteer for war service within inperial Russian army , and even volunteered ith the money was less in their country. After the use of some shape or form of posson gas, Cossack soldiers and their parents started questioning their blind faith and to their desire for military service. Cossacks started revolting. Before we knew it, they had the Russians Commie revolution right after ww1. While many Imperial ordinary soldiers were Cossacks in ww1 and earlier , the ethnicities of officers of the Russian imperial military of the Romanov era were a mixed bag of Latvians, Russians, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, BeloRussian, Estonians and other ethnic officers.
Wow, the french translation of the title is.... Special xD "Le casque russe en drap de couille" (wich means "The russian helmet made out of n*ts sheet")
Wyatt Tyson : Many years ago i saw in a no more existing military museum in Germany a spiked helmet made of felt, with metal coat of arms plate. In WWl there was soon a shortage of leather, so for a short time felt helmets and stamped sheetmetal helmets had been produced as a substitute. And Pickelhaube is not the official name of this helmet .
Actually, Budenovka was created for Red Army, "Bogatyrka" is just Budenovka that was captured by Whites in single examples and then it's owners instead of the Red Star sewed the Eagle.
My grandfather was a field doctor in the Finnish army. He told about how the Finnish soldiers in the Winter War would sometimes lay prone on the plateau above a small trail where occasionally people would walk past. When they heard someone approach they stretched their hand out to feel for the spike of the Budenovka. Many of the Russian soldiers tied the hat with a strap under their chin, so when the Finn grabbed hold of the spike he was ready with his knife to slit the throat on the Bolshevik invader. Achievement get! Silent kill. >:)
Это не шляпа!Это не шапка!Э́то суконный шлем.....формой копирующий стальные шлемы древнерусских богатырей!!!!Автор правильно назвал этот шлем богатыркой.Но прижилось другое название - буденовка.В честь командарма Семёна Буденного.В Средней Азии похожий,летний шлем называли - ,,фрунзевкой,,.
Can someone explain to me why tf the title of the video automaticaly translate into "the russian helmet made of testicles fabrics/cloathing ? french title: L'histoire de: Le casque russe en drap de couille alias chapeau de budenovka | Histoire uniforme
The Pickelhaube is honestly. For ceremonial uniforms maybe it could be a good addition but why have a giant metal spike on a combat helmet? You could probably make bullet casings out of the material needed to make all those brass spikes
Tbh broadcloth wool hats are only good if your average winter temps don’t push past like 15° Fahrenheit (for most people). me personally I can wear wool caps and great coats down to 0° Fahrenheit with wind chill for a maximum of 1hr-1hrs30mins maximum with out conditioning, with conditioning i could probably go at 0°Fahrenheit max about 2hr-2hrs40mins at max, I can admit that I’m above average in cold tolerance for where in north Eastern ct that I am located though.
Proud Titanic Denier it will keep you warm when wet I can confirm that cause I Wear wool all year because I have a raging hard on for the stuff but it does have its limits. I stated for most people can wear wool caps down to 15° and I was assuming with relatively thin wool and not so optimal weave for the weather, personally for 15° and below I’d want tightly woven wool something like serge or similar and a decent wind breaking layer for temps lower than -5°. I feel as though you comment holds more true for woven wool caps or wool ushankas
Makes sense, The Kievan Rus would have had strong influence from the Asiatic steppes when it came to armament, and bolting together a metal helmet the same way you used to stitch together a hat out of triangular pieces is an obvious solution. So by this roundabout way it may have been Mongolian inspired.
@@AtaMarKat still doesn't change the fact that Prussians copied Russian ceremonial helmet (designed by the tzar himself) but for some mysterious reason adopted it as a general issue part of army uniform.
