Russia, Soviet Union. A Gulag Inmate’s Telogreika visually-hidden inside of a ribbed wreath

inside of a ribbed wreath with oak leaf branches

some labeled (mostly illegible) - one reads “Uncle Hans

Colaba Causeway

bearing a swastika across its chest

trimmed by woven blue piping

Russia, Soviet Union. A Gulag Inmate’s Telogreika visually-hidden inside of a ribbed wreath(). A well preserved Gulag inmates telogreika constructed of a padded wool shell lined on the exterior with a dark blue grey cotton liner, executed with ribbed quilting. Stitched onto the upper left breast is a white cotton label which appears to be hand painted Cyrillic characters . The cuff of each sleeve features a narrow slit which closes with a pressed card stock button meeting a single loop. Five additional buttons are affixed to the right