The most widely recognized Russian winter hat is “ushanka,” a thick and warm hat with earflaps. The design dates back to the 17 th century, when someone invented the “treukh” (literally ...

Visitors “usually share the standard collection of stupid stereotypes about Moscow that date back to the Cold War era: bears in the streets, caviar, fur hats with earflaps and permanently drunk ...

I have asked several veterinarians what this is called and what was, or is, the purpose of these earflaps. No one has been able to give me an answer. Can you help? -- S.G., Lanham, Md. Dear S.G ...

Ushanka hat If you see a person in a fur hat with earflaps, he/she must be a Russian in all probability. The country is known for its extreme and harsh winters, which is why Ushanka hats ...

a line of toques with earflaps that comes in more than 30 styles including zebra, cow, penguin, and yeti monster. Knitwits have been very popular with tweens, university students and far too many ...