KLMK
The Reversible Woodland Suit
The KLMK — Kamuflirovannyy Letniy Maskirovochnyy Kombinezon, Camouflaged Summer Disguise Coverall — entered service in 1968 as a reversible two-sided garment: a woodland camouflage obverse and an anti-night vision treated reverse. It was the first Soviet uniform to incorporate the stair-step birch geometry that would define the Berezka pattern family, and it remained in production across multiple factories for more than two decades.
The obverse pairs white shapes against a medium green ground. In woodland, the white shapes catch and scatter light in a way that mimics dappled sunlight through a birch canopy — earning the pattern its nickname: solnechnye zaychiki, sun bunnies. The reverse carries its own character: a faded birch motif printed on a microgrid houndstooth ground, treated to reduce infrared reflectance. This side has come to be known as lunnyye zaychiki — moon bunnies — for the quieter, cooler quality of its patterning.
The KLMK saw wide issue across Soviet ground forces and was documented extensively during the Soviet–Afghan War, where it was worn by airborne and motorized rifle troops alongside the more specialized KZS coverall. Its reversible construction and distinctive white-on-green colorway make it the most visually recognizable of the Berezka variants.
On Colorways
We carry both sides of the reversible KLMK. Solnechnye Zaychiki — sun bunnies, white shapes on medium green — is the obverse woodland face. Lunnyye Zaychiki — moon bunnies, faded birch on microgrid houndstooth — is the reverse, rendered here as a standalone colorway. Each name reflects what you’re actually looking at rather than an arbitrary numbering system.
