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Historic Soviet I thought you might be
interested in looking at some historic photos of famous Russian jerseys over the years..
Some of these images come from www.oldjerseys.com.
In no way am I affiliated with them. They do have an impressive
collection of old and new jerseys for sale, but since I have never
purchased anything through them, I can not offer my opinion on their
service one way or another. Other images were supplied by Stefano Quaino
- an expert on Soviet Jerseys and Soviet hockey.
 This
is the "original" Soviet National Team jersey. It was used in
the 1954 World Championships. It is
strikingly different than than all the jerseys that would follow.
Most noticeably different is the dark blue instead of the usual Soviet
red. This Hall of Fame photo doesn't give the jersey full justice.
Original stars like Bobrov and Tarasov wore this jersey with great
pride.
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These two jerseys are the classic Soviet National Team jerseys. These of course were
used during the 1972 Summit Series! The real deal were made
of a heavy material, much like the old pre-WWII NHL jerseys.
Surprisingly replica jerseys are hard to come by, although several e-tailers
offer such products.
Here are some interesting alternative jerseys that weren't commonly seen in North America. These are also from the 1970s. I'm not sure when these jerseys were actually used.  The
classic jersey was given an upgrade in the late 1970s. The result is to
the right, and became the jersey of the 1980s for the Soviet national
team These jerseys were used throughout
the Larionov and Fetisov era in the 1980s.
As Glasnost and Perestroika arrived in Russia, so did new hockey jerseys. These beautiful jerseys were used primarily in the late 1980s and early 1990s until the Soviet Union no longer existed. Players like Sergei Fedorov wore these jerseys.
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Speaking
of Fedorov, this was his #18 jersey during the 1991 Canada Cup. I
suppose the people in charge of Russian hockey learned to capitalize on
capitalism faster than much of the former Communist country. They
quickly adopted a common North American trick and started coming out
with redesigned jerseys often in order to generate more revenue.