Ushankas. I am inspired by them. I've heard about them. I love them. They're very good for a bleak climate, like Russia. That's where they're from. Some ushankas have ear flaps to keep your ears warm if your outside. You probably have seen ushankas before with the ear flaps down. I have a real Police Officer's Ushanka. Let me tell you the details about them. Some ushankas are made out of sheepskin, I believe. On the front of some ushankas, they might have a logo. If a ushanka is gray, it means it's a military personnel ushanka. If it's green, it is a camouflage ushanka. If it is blue it means it is a police officer ushanka, like mine. Let me tell you how I got mine. In 1990, my grandfather went on a mission trip to Russia and got the hat. Then for about 21 years it spent its time in the back of his closet. Then one day he decided to give it to me and my brother. After reading up on them and seeing them, I wanted to have my own. So, I was really excited to have one of my own.
If you ever heard of a game called Team Fortress 2, then you'll probably know about this. In team Fortress 2, my favorite class is Heavy Guy and he's Russian. When I saw a ushanka on top of his head, it looked awesome. Then, I thought that looked like a police hat, so I wanted it too. It was my dream and I realized it! (It came true.) It was my first hat. It was an actual Team Fortress 2-wise gift from my brother!
If you've never seen a ushanka before, this is me wearing one.
Ear flaps up:
Ear flaps down:
I hope you all have had a happy new year! :) :D :o)
Love the pictures of you in the ushanka! I remember when you're granddaddy brought that hat home from Russia! So fun that you get to have your very own ushanka!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for researching and learning more about them!! How neat that yours is a police officer ushanka!! So Cool!!