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  2. Izba - Wikipedia

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    An izba (Russian: изба́, IPA: ⓘ) is a traditional Russian countryside dwelling. Often a log house, it forms the living quarters of a conventional Russian farmstead. It is generally built close to the road and inside a yard, which also encloses a kitchen garden, hay shed, and barn within a simple woven stick fence. Traditional, old-style ...

  3. Architecture of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The interior was covered in frescoes from the prince's workshops, including some of the rarest Russian paintings of the time. [ 16 ] Three more churches show the style of the princely churches created during this time: the Cathedral of St Nicholas in Iaroslav Court (1113), the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin at Antoniev Monastery (1117 ...

  4. Russian wooden architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Russian wooden architecture (in Russian ру́сское деревя́нное зо́дчество, russkoe derevyannoye zodchestvo) [Note 1] [1] is a traditional architectural movement in Russia, [2] [3] that has stable and pronounced structural, technical, architectural and artistic features determined by wood as the main material.

  5. What happened when I tried a traditional Russian wellness ...

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    The heat from the sauna hit me like a punch to the gut and the room was hazy with water vapour. The room itself was huge in comparison to the smaller cedar-lined Swedish saunas I was used to.

  6. Russian stove - Wikipedia

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    A brick flue (Russian: боров) in the attic, sometimes with a chamber for smoking food, is required to slow down the cooling of the stove. [3] Russian stove in an izba, photographed before 1917. The Russian stove is usually in the centre of the log hut . The builders of Russian stoves are referred to as pechniki, "stovemakers". Good ...

  7. Banya (sauna) - Wikipedia

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    Interior of a modern Russian banya. The banya [1] (Russian: баня, IPA: ⓘ) is a traditional Russian steam bath that utilizes a wood stove. It is a significant part of Russian culture, [2] and is typically conducted in a small room or building designed for dry or wet heat sessions. The high heat and steam cause bathers to perspire.

  8. Naomi Campbell's Futuristic Russian Home: Like Something From ...

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    The home's interior aims to be just as eccentric as the exterior. It will feature enormous glass panels, extremely high ceilings and smooth curves throughout. ... and both a Turkish and a Russian ...

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