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Today in History, March 11

By The Moscow Times
Different colors helped to distinguish rank among the senators. (Vladimir Sverchkov / Wikicommons)

180 years ago today, in 1834, Nicholas I. introduced the first civic dress code in Russia. Ten shades of dark-gray or dark-green and red for senators made it possible to recognize the rank of a person by sight.

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