The Soviet soldier-skier from the Red Army Infantry Force is photographed before leaving for the watch. The photo is interesting because the Soviet soldier-skier on the cap does not have a cockade in the form of an asterisk, and also unusual for the modern time ski poles made of bamboo.
Soldier-skier armed with Soviet-made PPSh-41 submachine gun.
The Great Patriotic War of the Russian Nation against the Germany’s Wehrmacht Hordes in Europe.