Tunic pupils of the musical Pokrovskogo of the NKVD of the sample in 1935

Extremely rare and interesting finding of our store – the original children's shirt, made of coverlove fabric taupe shade pattern officer's tunic, the ro NKVD. The only difference from full-fledged officers ' tunic is a small size (7-8 year old), originally established buttonhole privates and wiped, and repaired the elbows of the sleeves, which is very typical for children's clothing. The guarantee of authenticity.

The son of the regiment (the daughter of the regiment) — the child, typically homeless, provide the necessary for its life units. He can be enrolled in the payroll of the military units and offered out there on allowances or such children "...contained in the army at the expense of the basic structure, the information is usually not reflected in accounting records". The term became widespread in the USSR during the great Patriotic war. According to one version, the expression "son of the regiment" appeared in the Russian language long before the great Patriotic war and in all probability connected with the name of the comic Opera by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's "the daughter of the regiment" (1840). In addition, later Rudyard Kipling wrote a story "the daughter of the regiment". During the great Patriotic war, the term was extended, apparently after the publication story in 1945, "son of the regiment" V. P. Katayev. Before applied the name "pupil".