Evenkiysky Rayon village: traditional Russian village life
The route through a traditional Russian village in Russia allows you to study the features of rural life and architecture. The characteristic elements of a village dwelling are considered in detail: a Russian stove, traditional huts and outbuildings, which form the basis of a classical courtyard.
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- Traditional Russian Village — General representation of Russian countryside settlements and rural life
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- A traditional Russian house (izba) usually has an area of 30-50 square meters due to the difficulty of heating during periods of severe frosts
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- The Russian stove needs to be heated up to twice a day to warm up even a small area of the house during the cold period
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- In a Russian oven, food is cooked according to the principle of an oven: firewood is put and melted, then the coal is taken out and a frying pan or a cast-iron pot is placed in its place
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- A classic Russian bath includes a cold dressing room for clothes, a warm dressing room for undressing and a steam room heated to 40-90 degrees
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- A white bath has a chimney through the roof, a smoke bath is an older type without a chimney, where smoke escapes through the windows in the steam room
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- The tradition of steaming with a broom in the Russian bath has existed for more than 7000 years and doubles the benefits thanks to massage and phytoncides from the leaves
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- In the Russian village, hiking in the forest for mushrooms, berries and fishing are popular - an important part of local life and culture
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- Life in the village requires a lot of work: cultivating the garden, storing for the winter, caring for cattle and maintaining the house and farm
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- There are about 136 thousand settlements in Russia, 134 thousand of them are villages and villages, there are a thousand fewer of them every year
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- There are many channels of village bloggers on YouTube, talking about moving from the city to the village, farming and building with their own hands
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OVER THE RUSSIAN VILLAGE. IS IT GOOD TO LIVE HERE?