Ushanka
An ushanka (уша́нка) is a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears from the cold. Ushanka means "ear-flaps hat", from "ushi" (у́ши), "ears" in Russian.
Ushanka Media
Sheepskin ushanka winter hat with earflaps
Lei Feng reading to fellow soldiers wearing ushankas
Alexander Kolchak decorating his troops wearing kolchakovkas
General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim of the Finnish Army wearing white turkislakki in 1938
Finnish Army Captain Aarne Juutilainen in the Battle of Kollaa during Winter War in 1939
Finland's president Urho Kekkonen during a visit to Zavidovo, Russia in 1965
Gerald Ford (left) wearing an ushanka, with Leonid Brezhnev (right) wearing a Karakul.
ushanka hat with earflaps down
Ushanka hat with earflaps tighten behind: ski-style
Front look of a hat with earflaps behind
