Obviously it's not true because photos and footage of soviet life shows them wearing the same shit as any other country at the time, but the lie had to come from somewhere, right?
Obviously it's not true because photos and footage of soviet life shows them wearing the same shit as any other country at the time, but the lie had to come from somewhere, right?
Closest thing I can think of is the cultural revolution, where dressing certain ways could definitely mark you as suspect. I could imagine that's where they got it from, but the trope might also predate that, idk.