I really wonder that no one in the UK seems to have heard of Russian underwear. Everyone knows that there is Irish underwear, but how on earth - with all the stories about Siberia and really bad Russian weather and climate - can there be underwear from Russia?
Simple ... In Russia, we never had cotton, and through the centuries linen became a national treasure.
Flax is the most ancient fabric known to man. For centuries, people grew flax, which then turned into fiber and woven to become linen. The domestication of flax occurred in India and China long before cotton was ever more than 5,000 years old.
But, despite its venerable age, flax is still young, as always, and always in trend.
Flaxenin has been cultivated in Russia since 2000 BC, and ancient manuscripts from 1000 BC contain evidence of flax made by the Slavs. Eastern journalists of that time also described the Slavs dressed in linen clothes. Before the formation of Kiev Russia (to Moscow), all Slavic tribes belonging to the East European Plain grew flax. Flax was used to make sails, fishing nets, roads, and linseed oil.
In the X-XI centuries. AD Flax was intensively grown for fiber and seeds. It was considered an important crop for both crafts and trade. The peasants used it to pay feudal taxes and make payments to the royal treasury. Russian princes collected tribute in linen.
At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, Russia became the leading producer and exporter of flax and flax among European countries. Underwear and the variety of its uses were so popular that the first standard government tax introduced in Russia by Peter the Great was a standard tax on flax.
Russian linen is a quality product, and one of our manufacturers was even the supplier of the Russian royal court in the 19th century, when they wove the most beautiful and high-quality jacquard tablecloths for Russian kings who used and enjoyed in their Palaces. So today, with the help of Alenski, you can enjoy the same in your own home!
Currently flax linen is one of the main materials used in the manufacture of British banknotes and improves their service life. And yes, we can joke about the laundry, which has the same value as money ...
Here are some more interesting facts about flax fiber:
o The famous Shroud of Turin (which bears the image of Jesus Christ and was used to wrap his body) was spun from linen fibers. There is also evidence that the towel with the image of Christ, which was not written by human hands, was also made from linen.
o Before the paper was invented, manuscripts were written on linen. One of the most renamed manuscripts, the “Linen Book” of the ancient Etruscans, was painted on linen in the 7th century BC.
o In ancient Greece, linen clothing was the privilege of high practices.
The famous army leader Alexander the Great was the armor of ... flax to protect him in battle. It has been said that he is impenetrable to the sword of the enemy.
o In ancient Russia, linen clothing was worn on holidays. Russia's first flag, approved by Peter the Great, was made from flax.
