Telnyashka
![Telnyashka with stripes coloured in black. Designated Soviet and then Russian fleet and naval infantry.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Telnyashka0940.jpg")
![Russian paratroopers wearing telnyashkas on a parade.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Victory_Day_Parade_2008-90940.jpg")
![Soviet special forces wear telnyashkas with Afghanka battle dress during the War in Afghanistan.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Evstafiev-spetsnaz-prepare-for-mission0940.jpg")
![Soviet Navy's Pacific Fleet sailor in full dress consisting of a dark-blue telnyashka.](/Images/godic/202502/15/RIAN_archive_21512_Duty_Seaman_Rings_the_Bells0940.jpg")
The Russian telnyashka (Russian:тельня́шка;IPA: [tʲɪlʲˈnʲaʂkə]) is a white undershirt horizontally striped in various colors and which may be sleeveless or not. It is an iconic uniform garment worn by the Russian Navy, the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) and the Russian Naval Infantry (marines). Dating back to the 19th century Tsarist Navy it was subsequently worn by the Soviet successors of these troops.