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Why the traditional kokoshnik headdress is en vogue in Russia, and how it has become a poster image for the Kremlin鈥檚 vision of national identity. When President Putin talks not of tanks but of tiaras, it鈥檚 a signal that symbolism matters. We unpick the dress code of the Russian 鈥減atriot鈥� to explore a deeper idea at the heart of everything from fashion and music to entertainment and literature. We go on a mission to decode the 鈥渃ultural code鈥� that, in the eyes of Russia鈥檚 leaders, makes the nation unique - and morally superior.

Contributors: Veronika Malinboym, Yulia Volovik
Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Music: Pete Cunningham