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Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova wears her formal attire to present her credentials to President Radev
Wearing a black uniform with gold buttons and a gray tie, the new Russian ambassador presented her credentials to President Rumen Radev a week ago. And if for many in Bulgaria his clothes were a surprise, in Russia diplomats wear uniforms from the distant 1799.
To this day, this type of clothing is an integral part of the appearance for official events of all Russian diplomats.
The main elements of this uniform include: black double-breasted jacket with gold embroidery on collar and cuffs, black pants (skirt), white shirt, gray silk tie. The clothing also has a black hat with a black visor with a ribbon emblem. In addition, the Russian ambassadors are expected to wear black silk socks, low black leather shoes and white gloves.
For diplomats sent to work in countries with warmer climates, a tropical version of the uniform is used, also known as sandy. For women, instead of uniforms, clothing for special occasions is also provided.
The last changes in Russian diplomatic dress were in 2001. Then the star on the sleeve cuff turned on a greenish background instead of red, as it was before.
The Russian ambassador wears the uniform with a Russian double-headed eagle in the buttonhole. A star was removed from the jackets of the first and second class ambassadors.
According to indoor event protocol, diplomats are prohibited from wearing the same hat and gloves.
This type of clothing is highly representative and is used only for official diplomatic protocol events. Uniforms for officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry were created in October 1799, when the emperor commissioned the following garments: a dark green kaftan, a lining of the same color, a high collar and a black velvet cuff . The buttons should have been only on one side of the garment, the pants were white, the buttons were also white, but with the emblem of the Russian emperor. There was a silver buttonhole on the hat.
After the establishment of ministries in Russia in 1802, the uniform of Russian diplomats underwent a number of innovations. In September 1808, Alexander I approved the uniforms of Russian consuls abroad. The gold embroidery on them represented “an olive branch pointing upward.”
In November 1809, extensive silver embroidery was introduced on the uniforms of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as those of ambassadors and envoys.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the uniforms of diplomats were changed many times. Thus, in 1855, the collar and cuffs of the official dress of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs turned red. However, the dark green color has always been dominant.
In 1904, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II required employees of the Russian Foreign Ministry to have six types of uniforms: ceremonial, festive, ordinary, special, everyday, and traveling. Different stars are then placed on the shoulder so that the ranks of the people wearing them can be distinguished.
Employees of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs wore uniforms for almost ten years. On the collar of the ambassadors’ clothes there was the coat of arms of the USSR and a star. There was a red star on the top of the bracelet. This type of formal wear was not worn after the collapse of the USSR in late 1991.
The modern uniform of the Russian ambassadors, with which we saw Eleonora Mitrofanova in Bulgaria, has been used since 2001.
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