Often worn to keep warm during the coldest months, fur coats were a staple worn by the masses; paired with both traditional Russian clothing and the western European styles.
Creator
Elizabeth LaFave
Source
Text: Alexander Pushkin; Eugene Onegin Image: Красавец мужчина. Русский модник XVIII – начала ХХ века / Авт. –сост. Н.М. Виноградова
Publisher
Text: Oxford's World Classics
Image: M. Исторический музей
Text
«Еще усталые лакеи
На шубах у подъезда спят» (1, XXII, 14).
“And while the weary band of servants
Still sleeps on furs at carriage door” (Chapter 1, Stanza 22, Page 14).