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Russia’s scarf has become one of his most iconic features. It has become a meme throughout the fandom and it is now the reason I wear occasional scarves (people said it looked really good on me when I was cosplaying him). But why does he wear it, other than the fact that it’s freezing in his home. You think Russia wears his scarf because he loves his sister? While that may be true, there is more to it than just that. It goes from humorous, to sad, to just plain dark. Let’s get into it.

1. Self Defense Russia states that that his scarf is a body part in his drama CD. Even though we have seen him numerous

times

without

it. (He doesn’t even wear it in the first episode). But yet we see him having power over it, using it like limbs

Here it is again grabbing America by the ankle and China by the neck.

Dawwwww…Hope you had fun smiling. It only gets sad from here.

2. Family Significance We all know that Ukraine gave him the beloved scarf we know today. And we all know that he rarely gets to see her. It’s like wearing a locket with a lost relative’s photo inside. We’ve seen that whenever he gets upset about his sister, he thinks of how he got his scarf. He values it like Belarus values her old fashioned dress. Her big brother made it for her. Someone who she deeply admires and loves. 

Even though what she wanted in return was totally ridiculous.

3. Dark Past I know this sounds like a headcannon, but I have facts. We all know how fucked up Russia is. With all his bloody history, corrupt politics, and history of violence, it’s no wonder he’s a bit unstable. 

Hima heavily emphasizes and goes out of his way to explain that Russia doesn’t even realize his own cruelty. Sure, what he does is awful to other people, but when you are raised to believe that is normal, it’s still not an excuse, but you can’t help but feel bad. In this miscellaneous comic he tries to get Latvia to stop shaking…

By tearing his head off. If that’s not fucked up I don’t know what is. But what does this have to do with his scarf? Well, there was something called Italy’s chest test. Before you ask, it is not about boobs (unfortunately). In this comic, Italy goes around testing which chests would be best to sleep on. This is what happens when he tries Russia.

As you can see Russia does not have his scarf (and apparently has a rock hard chest). However there is something around his neck.