The Polyarny Museum of History and Local Lore presents a single-use shirt from the set of single-use clothing, bed linen and hygiene products also known as the “razukha”. The set included clothing, socks, two sheets, a pillowcase and two towels. The clothing set was of a light-blue color and included a spacious shirt and underwear with a back pocket.

One set of razukha was issued to the personnel of the submarine for a ten-day service period. This was necessary in order to save water which was highly limited on submarines, especially on diesel submarines, which were part of the 4th submarine Squadron of the Northern Fleet and were stationed in the town of Polyarny. All items of the razukha set were made of pure cotton without the addition of synthetic fabrics, were exceptionally hygroscopic and resembled gauze fabric in structure. This was necessary, since the temperature in the compartments in low latitudes rose above 40 degrees Celsius. During voyages, the submariners did not do laundry and threw their work uniforms overboard along with bed linen. Before disposal, the items included in the set could be used as rags for cleaning on the submarine.

The disposal of razukha sets on submarines was carried out through Trash Disposal Units (TPU) when the vessel was under water. The TPU was a polyethylene oblong bag with handles. The diameter of the bag was 40 cm and its length was 70 cm. Garbage and food waste was also disposed of through the TPU. Razukha sets did not pollute the waters of the World Ocean — they dissolved in the water in the span of a week.

Despite the fact that single-use sets were disposable, the submariners washed them, and took them home. Sailors recalled that their wives sewed the softest and most comfortable diapers for children from razukha sets. Submariners expressed their creativity on their razukhas. Sailors drew on these items using everything that was at hand: colored pens, felt-tip pens, paint. A painted single-use shirt could be presented as a souvenir or a gift in memory of a birthday spent in combat service, or the first crossing of the equator, or winning some kind of competition on a submarine — for example, in push-ups or in a card game championship.