Galliffet trousers
Galliffet or gallifet (Russian: галифе, galife) were a style of trousers in military uniform of the Soviet Army. They were similar to riding breeches, fit for jackboots. Russian dictionaries define "galife" as pants fitting the knees and below, to easily fit the sapogi (Russian jackboots), and expanding from above the knees.[1]
They were named after French general Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet.[2]
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 A depiction of Soviet uniforms from the German Army pocketbook |
 General Gaston Galliffet, 1893 |
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- ^ "Галифе", Большой универсальный словарь русского языка
- ^ "Из истории российского мундира" ("From the History of Russian Uniforms")
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- Soviet military uniforms
- Trousers and shorts
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