Over forty types of bast shoes (lapti) collected throughout Rus by H. N. Tupikova impress with the variety of the form of weaving.
Lapti along with valenki constitute old footwear. It is considered that Russia was “the country of lapti” till the beginning of the 20th century. However, lapti and onuchi are used even today. In some remote places they are used if necessary. And city youth, attracted by the modern ethnostyle, starts using lapti because this is comfortable and natural footwear.
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