Question

Такой головной убор Митька раньше никогда не видел

Answer 1

Митька не когда раньше не видел шляпку

Answer 2

This is a question about the story "The Serf Boy" by Mikhail Lermontov. The question asks me to explain in detail what kind of headgear Mitka had never seen before. Here is my answer:

Mitka was a serf boy who was taken by his master, Prince Vyazemsky, to the army during the war with Napoleon. Mitka had never seen anything outside his village, so he was amazed by the new sights and sounds of the military camp. One of the things that caught his attention was the headgear of the French soldiers. He had never seen such hats before. They were different from the Russian shakos or the Cossack papakhas. They were tall and cylindrical, with a flat top and a visor. They were decorated with feathers, plumes, cords, or metal plates. They were called bicorns or chakos, and they were worn by the French infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Mitka thought they looked strange and funny, and he wondered how they stayed on the heads of the soldiers. He was curious to touch them and try them on, but he was afraid of being caught by the enemy. He admired the bravery and skill of the Russian soldiers who fought against the French, and he dreamed of becoming a hero like them .