| Russian t shirts are an extremely popular genre of | | | | center and some imitation air-plane wings on the |
| tee shirt, especially amongst university students. | | | | sides. The Soviet t shirts have an inscription |
| Soviet t shirts, such as the infamous CCCP t shirts, | | | | underneath the logo, which reads: "AEROFLOT" |
| have become iconic in a similar way to the infamous | | | | (written in the Cyrillic alphabet) followed by "Soviet |
| Che Guevara t shirt. At one time, they would have | | | | Airlines" (written in the Latin alphabet). |
| been worn in the West as a sort of | | | | "Glory to Warrior the Winner" |
| anti-establishment political statement, however, | | | | These authentic Soviet t shirts are screen printed in |
| nowadays they have become more of a fashion | | | | Moscow and depict a famous Soviet propaganda |
| statement rather than a political one. | | | | poster from the Stalin era. The poster includes the |
| Russian t shirts come in many different styles, such | | | | dates 1941 to 1945, which was the period during |
| as tourism shirts featuring famous Moscow | | | | which the USSR was at war with Germany. |
| landmarks, nationalistic shirts based around the | | | | Underneath the dates is the picture of a young, |
| Russian flag and those tee shirts that consist of | | | | smiling Soviet soldier who has medals on his chest. |
| words or phrases written in the Cyrillic alphabet. | | | | Yuri Gagarin |
| However, perhaps the most interesting type of | | | | The Yuri Gagarin t shirt is another popular style of |
| Soviet t shirts are those that are inspired by | | | | Soviet t shirt, which celebrates the legacy of the first |
| propaganda imagery from the Communist era, | | | | man in space. These Russian t shirts, which are based |
| especially during the Stalinist regime. | | | | around a print of Yuri Gagarin in a cosmonaut helmet, |
| Below I have chosen five of my favorite types of | | | | are actually imported direct from Russia. |
| Russian t shirts, which every self-respecting student | | | | Mockba |
| should own. | | | | This Russian t shirt displays a colorful picture of the |
| Aeroflot | | | | world famous St. Basil's Cathedral, with the word |
| These Russian t shirts are based around the famous | | | | "MOCKBA" printed just below it. "MOCKBA" is of |
| "Aeroflot" logo, with a hammer and sickle at its | | | | course "MOSCOW" written in the Cyrillic alphabet. |