Quote Originally Posted by matt2go View Post
found one similar with the same liner
Gulag: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom
heres a article
It is likely something along those lines. The style of construction and lay out and style of the buttons is very Russianicon in origin. Those coats were not unique to the gulag, they are also construction workers, miners and equipment operators jackets. I had a green one some time ago and it was very warm.