The 1969 No. 1 summer parade uniform authorized by Order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR #191 is defined under Article 82.  It is defined as having a “formal summer cap, a white jacket, a white shirt with black tie, white pants, white low shoes, a formal belt, white gloves and the naval dirk.”(3)  The regulations mandate in Article 88 that “officers are to wear golden (or silver for non-line officer) shoulder boards on the white jacket.”  Article 89 states that “with a full dress uniform order, medals, and badges are won of the white coat.” (3)

It was worn by junior and senior naval officers, midshipmen (michmen), and warrant officers (praporshchiks).  Soldiers and sailors who re-enlisted after their time of conscription (known as extended-service men) were also authorized to wear the uniform.

These regulations would be reauthorized under Order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR #250 in Article 81 without any substantive changes.  Only the addition of instructions for rank boards of midshipmen and warrant officers was added under Article 87.  There it stated that they would wear “on the parade and parade-walking out uniforms midshipmen, warrant officers, and long service members use color of the type of service (black or blue)” meaning that naval personnel would wear black boards while those affiliated with aviation would wear blue boards. 

This would be the case for the remainder of the uniform’s service history.  It was reauthorized again in 1988 under Order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR #250.(4) The uniform would continue to serve until 1994 when it was replaced by the new Russian Federation designs.

Regarding the components of the uniform, the white visor cap with gold braiding and the officer’s naval cockade (in gold or silver) is worn.  The visor of junior officers is unadorned, while that of senior officers features a pair of gold or silver metal leaves.  Early models of the cap used painted cardboard visors, while later ones used plastic.

The white No. 1 parade jacket has six gold colored buttons with an anchor design arranged in two rows.  A small pocket is located on the upper left breast, while a pair of pockets covered by a flap are located on each hip.  The gold parade belt is worn between the bottom two rows of buttons, and will sit above the two covered pockets.  The white long sleeve shirt and black tie are worn under the jacket.  No insignia are worn on the sleeves of the jacket.  Conventional gold (or silver) shoulder boards are sewn to the jacket.

A pair of white trousers with a button fly and two hip pockets are worn with the jacket.  Low white shoes complete the uniform.