Recently on the Internet, Russians are called "quilted jackets", especially often this word is used in a negative way, when there is a desire to offend the interlocutor. Where did this name come from, what does it mean, and who can safely consider himself a real "quilted jacket".
Quilted jacket is a short quilted jacket made of dense cotton fabric, insulated with cotton wool. For some reason, it is believed that this piece of clothing appeared in Russia, however, the true birthplace of the quilted jacket is Byzantium. Back in the 10th century, the quilted jacket was the military uniform of the Byzantine infantrymen. Previously, the quilted jacket was called "cavadion" and served as light armor. This light jacket protected against slashing attacks in close combat.
The quilted jacket came to Russia only during the Russo-Japanese War. Russian army officers stationed in Manchuria drew attention to light, warm and inexpensive jackets and ordered a batch of these clothes from local merchants.
Since then, quilted jackets began to spread throughout the Russian Empire. This versatile clothing was quite common in those days, but the quilted jacket gained particular popularity in the 30s of the last century. The padded jacket was the official uniform of the prisoners.
The quilted jacket turned into a real cult clothing during the Great Patriotic War. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the quilted jacket during the years of this terrible war, how many people the quilted jacket literally saved their lives, saving them from the cold.
Now, on the Internet, people who express a pro-Russian point of view, support the official government and believe that the United States is an enemy of Russia have begun to be called quilted jackets on the Internet. There used to be a "scoop", now - a "quilted jacket".
Vatnik is a man with a "slave mentality" who blindly worships "Emperor Putin" and hates everything Western. Drinks a quilted jacket glass washer fluid, and on holidays - vodka "Putinka".
The jacket has an internet meme. The picture shows such a square man (something like Bob's sponge). This is an unshaven, drunken comrade of gray color, with a black eye and a nose red from unrestrained drunkenness. Quilted jacket often stands against the background of the Russian flag. It is believed that the quilted jacket has cotton instead of brains in his head, he constantly watches the news on TV. The quilted jacket believes in God, so in the pictures he often has an Orthodox cross hanging on his chest. He is faithful to traditional values and does not like representatives of sexual minorities.
In other words, loving the Motherland today has become a “wadding business”. If you think about it, the word "quilted jacket", applied to all people who dislike the West or are simply ethnic Russians and do not plan to move abroad, is analogous to the word "Jew". And who introduced this word into use? Propaganda of the Third Reich.
They are trying to introduce into the mass consciousness that the quilted jacket is not a man. This is an emphatically derogatory term that seeks to depersonalize Russians.
However, one should not forget that a quilted jacket or a quilted jacket is a symbol of the great victory of our ancestors, who gave their lives and defended their homeland and, in fact, there is nothing shameful or humiliating in it.
