Heartwarming story. That uniform was still in use several years after Soviet Union collapsed. The only thing that was missing was the poineer scarf. I have pictures of my "first bell" at school wearing the same uniform in 1992.
Loathed the scarf. Having to iron it every evening was a chore. And all that blatant propaganda attached - “it has the same color as our flag, the color of the blood our heroic ancestors spilled for our future”. Ugh!
