It is impossible to imagine a hut in a Russian village without a Russian stove, which, without exaggeration, can be called the soul of any Russian home. Cook, heat the hut, wash, start the laundry, sleep on the heated stove, leave warm cabbage soup until the morning - all this is a Russian stove, which has not only become a part of sayings and fairy tales, but also remains in demand to this day.
Ask any foreigner about Russia, and the first thing he will say is that it is very cold here. And this is not surprising, the Russian climate is known all over the world for its cool character: Russian cold, Russian winter, General Frost, two friends met in Russia - frost and blizzard, and other snow stereotypes have a very real basis.
Our people's response to the harsh climate has become a multifunctional and efficient Russian stove, which is large, even monstrous by the standards of other countries, but also provides the house with warmth in the most severe cold.
A Russian stove must be large and heat-intensive, store heat for a long time and have easy access, both for laying firewood and for cooking. To ensure uniform heating of the entire house, the stove was usually located in the center of the house, with a pipe extending outward from the center of the roof. The size of the stove is quite large; there is even a special bed on it, which is always warm. A Russian stove with a stove bench is an image that is constantly found in paintings and in descriptions of Old Russian huts and houses!
Until the 13th century, huts in Rus' were smokehouses, that is, without chimney. They were heated using a smoke stove, without removing the smoke, that is, they were heated black. The smoke went out into the street simply through the door, and settled in a thick layer of soot on the ceiling. Russian expressions: smoke in a column, smoke in a rocker - come from the time when the shape of the smoke pouring out of the doors of Russian huts was used to judge the upcoming weather.
After the 13th century, smoke stoves began to be supplemented with small windows above them in the wall to release smoke onto the street, and a little later, wooden chimneys - hogs - began to be made with a hole in the roof, which was called a smoke duct.
Only to XVIII century, when refractory bricks became widespread, Russian stoves acquired pipes, and gradually acquired the appearance that is known now. And the Russian hut finally acquired its classic look- white, of six walls (square, divided inside into four rooms by two walls intersecting with a cross). Thus, we can assume that exact time the appearance of the classic Russian stove, this beginning of XVIII century. But even before the 20th century, there were chicken stoves in Rus'!
The Russian stove is a massive structure; it was usually about one and a half meters wide, up to two meters high, and a little more than two meters long. The main function of the oven is to retain heat for as long as possible; for this purpose, the cooking chamber is located in the depth of the oven and has a damper between the chamber and the mouth. The Russian stove also has several smoke dampers.
In a Russian stove, an additional wood-burning stove could be installed for cooking on it. There are also often niches for dishes and utensils, and there is also a bed (bed).
Structurally, the following elements are distinguished in a Russian stove:
Just as a poet in Russia is more than a poet, so a Russian stove is more than just a stove. In addition to the actual elements of the furnace, there are also devices for working with it:
Sometimes they did without utensils at all - for example, to prepare hearth bread, which was baked directly on the surface of the hearth after heating.
The Russian stove is heated:
Basically, wood and coal are used for the Russian stove. In order for the stove to be hot, but at the same time the fuel consumption is not high, it is better to use firewood from tree species that burn slowly, hold heat for a long time and hold the heat well. Suitable wood for this purpose is from trees:
To ensure that they burn out at the same time and produce good coals, they try to chop and select the same size, without large knots. At the same time, in order for the coals to be uniform, they do not add more firewood, but try to heat the stove with one batch of firewood, keeping the heat from the coals as long as possible. To light a Russian stove, firewood is placed in a well, and wood chips for kindling are placed on top in a hut.
The Russian stove is multifunctional. It was used for various purposes, from heating and cooking, to sleeping on it and even for washing. And also for various other household tasks, such as: drying berries and mushrooms on it, washing, heating the samovar, using its warm niches for heating linen, dishes, clothes, and so on.
The main functions of the stove are heating the room. In the cold Russian winter, keeping the house warm means surviving the winter and surviving, so you should always use the stove main attribute any Russian house.
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The Russian stove is always placed almost in the center of the house in order to heat all its corners evenly. Any house loses heat through doors, windows, floors, ceilings, so placing the stove in the center of the house allows it to warm up best.
Dishes cooked in a Russian oven differ from modern dishes in that they were cooked in cooling heat, which created a constant effect of simmering the food, whereas now it is customary to cook over an open fire, which gives a constant increase in temperature. With the old method of cooking, they were better preserved from heat treatment beneficial features, quality, vitamins of the original products, which of course affects the taste of the final dish.
Particularly large stoves were used, among other things, for washing: after kindling, they cleaned the floor, carefully sweeping away the ash and lining it with straw, placing cast iron with water inside, after which the stove could be used as a kind of mini-bath.
Adults washed themselves, often one at a time, and children and the elderly were served inside on a wooden shovel.
They washed with lye and used ash or an egg to wash their hair. They added steam by pouring water over the hot walls of the furnace. Russian people liked to wash in the stove, the bathhouse was heated only for a large company.
That is why the sentence “steam in the oven”, which for modern man sounds suspicious and even wild, but in the context of old Russian times it sounded completely normal.
For example, the animated stove in the fairy tale “Geese and Swans” suggested Alyonushka hide in the stove mouth, which has nothing to do with the modern “ftopku!” did not have, on the contrary, it was a common thing for the heroine Alyonushka.
Another function of the stove is to use it for sleeping. Polati are raised shelves-beds for sleeping, usually located between the wall of the house and the stove, or between the corner of two walls and the stove. Heating the floors is also the task of the stove.
The Russian culinary oven, which has been used for cooking for centuries, is still unique. Modern kitchen stoves, ovens, microwaves and steamers already give a completely different effect.
In the 20s of the 20th century, engineer Joseph Podgorodnikov from Mogilev, a specialist in metallurgical furnaces, proposed a new design of the Russian furnace - the so-called teprushka, in the design of which the movement of gases was more accurately calculated. The Russian hot stove provided uniform heating from floor to ceiling.
Such stoves remained relevant for a long time; Podgorodnikov worked on them until the 50s of the 20th century.
An indispensable element of such furnaces is a blower, which provides air flow from below. It is located under the hearth and crucible, connecting to it through a special grate. This not only ensures better convection, but also makes it easier to clean the oven from coals and ash. Also, in such furnaces, a water-heating box is sometimes installed; it is also located under the furnace.
Such a Russian heating stove could remain in the house for decades. Many residents of villages, villages and the urban private sector do not refuse heated houses even after the installation of modern heating.
Nowadays, the Russian stove is not so often used for its intended purpose, as an element of the interior.
Many mansions and dachas have Russian stoves, which, being fully functional in essence, do not carry out the task of heating or cooking food, their task is to create an ambiance. Especially great importance add to the design so that the decorative stove looks exactly like the Russian stove in fairy tales.
But it’s still remarkable that, having lost some of its important tasks, the Russian stove acquires new ones, remaining relevant today.
The world's largest oven with its own appearance And internal structure presents a 4 times enlarged model of the Russian Stove - a collective image that allows you to visit the inside of the stove and study its internal structure. Its height is 11 m, perimeter 6x9 m.
Despite the fact that Russian stoves in different places They were distinguished by an extraordinary variety of shapes; they were based on a single principle of design. The concept of a stove includes not only a structure for heating and cooking, made of bricks or broken clay, but also an ensemble of all kinds of partitions, shelves, benches, dowels, side beds and ladders. 
The Russian Stove Museum opened in December 2007 in the Moscow region. A gigantic pseudo-oven, which is actually a museum, was erected in the Russian sector of the ethno-village Ethnomir - next to wooden Russian huts and a modest monument To the little prince(he, it seems, did not understand how he found himself in such an unexpected environment). 
The first floor is the “under-oven” (space for storing stove utensils). There is a varied exhibition of various village culinary equipment.
Having risen to the second floor, we find ourselves on the “six” - a flat platform in front of the “crucible” of the furnace, above which the pipe is located. Having passed the rectangular entrance (“mouth”), we found ourselves in the very heart of the furnace - the vaulted “crucible” (cooking chamber). The lights go out, the video projector turns on, and brickwork the crucible lights up the fire. A fascinating sight: museum visitors are in the crucible of a vaulted furnace. When the lights turn on again, you can examine the only exhibit on the second floor - a tiled stove, the kind they installed in wealthy Russian houses.
The third floor is a couch. Emelya's favorite vacation spot in in this case turned into observation deck, from which almost the entire Ethnoworld is visible. 
The whole life of the Slavic people is inextricably linked with the Russian stove. The oven was used for cooking food, baking bread and pies, drying grain, fish, berries, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, medicinal herbs and roots. She treated all colds, successfully replaced a steam bath, and played the role of a home weather station. The Russian stove contributed to the emergence and development of many folk crafts. The Russian stove had a significant influence on the rituals of the Russian people. 
Around the “oven” are ten Russian huts. Volzhskaya, Arkhangelsk, Siberian, Kuban - each imitates (and not always accurately) wooden buildings a certain region of Russia. 
Based on sources. Museum Ethnomir.
Russian stove
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Opening of the largest Russian stove in the world!
December 22, 2007 the museum will open "Russian stove" , on whose territory the largest Russian Stove in the world (the height of the stove is 11 m, its perimeter is 6x9 m).
It is symbolic that on the shortest and darkest day of the year - the Slavic holiday Karachun-Kolyada, the fire of light and warmth of the heart of every Russian home will light up in ETHNOMIR - Russian Stove. The ceremony of lighting the fire will take place according to the ancient Slavic tradition.
On the territory of the museum "Russian Stove" (the territory is 1 hectare) houses with stoves from different regions of Russia will be presented. Now work is underway on the ethnographic reconstruction of houses and stoves. Presented in the center Russian Stove , where you can go and visually get acquainted with all the tricks of the stove art, see how it works Russian Stove from the inside. You can also drink tea there and get acquainted with the museum’s exhibition – antique dampers, grips, teapots and samovars. Russian Stove -the museum was built according to all the rules for laying a stove in Rus'. This is the first object in the construction of the cultural and educational complex “Ethnomir” and will open on December 22, 2007, as a symbol of the home and hearth of every Russian family.
The creation of the museum has a short but interesting and rich history. Last year, the Chairman of the Council for Culture under the Governor of the Kaluga Region, I. A. Soldatenkov, said that he had long dreamed of a museum dedicated to history Russian Stove. The idea seemed so successful and original to us that we began the process of creating a museum with great enthusiasm. We met with the National League of Stove Makers of Russia, then with the Moscow Guild of Stove Makers. It turned out that the idea of creating a museum was also very close to them. Thanks to the stove makers of the Moscow guild, their support and help, the development of the project moved forward. Special thanks to the members of the Stove Makers Guild Sergei Nikolaevich Yakunin, Sergei Ivanovich Nesov and Alexander Beletsky (Lvov Foundation) for providing the materials with which the stoves were laid. The stoves themselves are laid by stove maker Mikhail Mikhailovich Rudametkin, who came from the ancient Russian village of Old Believers-Molokans Fioletovo, located in mountainous Armenia. The residents of this village were able to preserve Russian traditions so completely that it is worth learning a lot from them again.
Kiln art in Rus' – special kind folk art, which has rich traditions and techniques. The Russian stove had a significant influence on the traditions and rituals of the Russian people, which is why it is often mentioned in songs, epics, fairy tales, proverbs and sayings. It is precisely this significant role of the oven in the life of the Russian people that explains the fact that the first ethno-yard that opened on the territory of the cultural and educational center “ETNOMIR” was the courtyard “Museum of the Russian Stove”.
“The oven heats and cooks, bakes and fries. She will feed, dry and delight the soul”, “The stove is our dear mother”, “It’s all red summer on the stove”, “It’s a kind speech, if there is a stove in the hut”, “It’s already better bread don’t feed, but don’t drive away from the stove,” the Russian people have said from time immemorial. After all, with its help, not only were village huts and city estates heated - they cooked food in the stove, they treated and slept on it, legends and fairy tales were written about it. Russian stove contributed to the emergence and development of many folk crafts. For a long time winter evenings the stove gathered household members around it. How an integral part of In the lives of most people, the Russian stove had a great influence on rituals and traditions. For example, the introduction of strangers to the family took place through the oven. The travelers, having put their hands to the stove and warmed by the intimate warmth of the house, could no longer do harm to this house, since kindness disarms.
Dear guests, we invite you to the opening of the largest Russian Stove December 22, 2007!
We are waiting for your visit!
Sincerely,
Vice-President of the IBOF “Dialogue of Cultures – One World”
Korshunova Elena
8-903-195-43-68
"Ethnomir" claims to be in the Guinness Book of Records
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The cultural and educational agro-tourist center “Ethnomir” set a world record. The largest Russian stove (height 11 m, perimeter 6x9 m) was built on its territory, the presentation of which took place on December 22. However, such unique structures as a stove the height of a three-story building are no longer uncommon for Ethnomir. Until recently, the huge khan-yurt, installed in the same center, was also the largest in the world. However, Kazakhstan still “broke” this record by building a yurt one meter higher. Ruslan Bayramov, president of the “Dialogue of Cultures - United World” foundation, remarked on this matter: “We dream that they will also want to “overtake” our stove, to create another one, their own, bigger.”
In the Russian oven itself you could buy products from craftsmen from Borovsk. On the second floor of the building, where real oven there must have been a flame, there really was a gigantic fire burning. More precisely, his hologram, accompanied by a sound imitation of the cracking of logs. Naturalistic, moving flames occupied the entire wall of the second floor of the museum.
It is noteworthy that the presentation was organized on the shortest and darkest day of the year, the day of celebration of the ancient Slavic holiday Karachun-Kolyada. According to Ruslan, this stove is also a symbol of the transfer of fire, an ancient ritual of our ancestors, who in the middle of winter dreamed of summer warmth.
The briefing for journalists was organized in Khan-Yurt, where guests were seated in a circle among soft pillows. The atmosphere was reminiscent of the Khan's council of elders. Then began the performances of folklore ensembles, a tour of the Russian stove and a traditionally plentiful Russian treat. Journalists who, on the way to Borovsk, were worried whether they would be able to find at least something to eat at Ethnomir, and whether they would freeze after spending so much time in the cold, were in for a surprise. Refreshments for the guests were organized everywhere: on the bus itself, at a press conference in the Khan-Yurt, on the street... And besides, you just had to go into one of the huts surrounding the Russian oven (each hut represented the architecture of some region of Russia), how you were immediately treated to borscht, noodles, pickles, potatoes and pies. Interestingly, the recipe for each dish is unique. They were recorded and brought to Moscow from the settlement of Russian Old Believers in Azerbaijan, the native village of Ruslan Bayramov. Even the guests were served unusual tea, infused with a special herbal mixture.
In each hut, guests were greeted by the “mistress of the house” - dressed in a traditional costume and carefully watching over the guests’ treats. Some girls who seemed especially thin were even directly persuaded to join the feast. In addition, a stove was lit in each of the houses, and next to it, armed with grab handles, everyone happily took pictures. You could also go into the yurt to appreciate the wealth interior design and drink the tea left by the organizers for the guests.
The Russian stove has a huge number of shapes and designs. Even when it was the only heating unit in the villages, in every house, and even more so in every village, there were modified modifications of the classic design. There is not enough time or space on the page of our website to talk about all types and models. Therefore, we will deal with one model, which for many will seem classic - this is a Russian stove with a stove bench.
The amazing thing is that such a stove never went out. She stood quietly in the corner, not attracting special attention in the era of industrialization, gasification and electrification. She stood and waited in the wings, although scientists and heating engineers were constantly looking at her and studying her. After all, a real Russian stove is a heating unit with big amount excellent qualities. So, the time has come, and the Russian brick oven is now experiencing a rebirth. Why is this happening?
Design of a Russian stove
The structure of the Russian stove is clearly visible in the figure above. From the diagram it becomes clear that the unit is installed on a foundation. It can be made of wood, brick, concrete, stone and so on. It is important here that the foundation be reliable, because the stove is built from brick - one of the heaviest building materials. By the way, the foundation is called guardianship.
Next comes the baker. This is a kind of fuel storage, usually firewood, which dries well in it and becomes highly combustible. It was not for nothing that they said that we dry it to “gunpowder.” Such wood fuel flared up quickly, so they tried to jam the stoves all the way.
Above there is a vault-trough. They fell asleep on him thermal insulation material. It could be sand or brick chips mixed with clay mortar. But now it was laid out for filling under the hob. By the way, the masonry was done without mortar, so to speak, dry. Then the arch of the firebox is removed, on top of which the stove bench and chimney are built.
Let’s immediately make a reservation that a large Russian stove with a stove bench is a periodic unit. It is heated to a certain temperature, the device absorbs the required amount of thermal energy, then for a whole day it releases the heat both for heating and for the production of culinary masterpieces (bread, buns, bagels, etc.). Why does this happen, what is the secret of this device? To understand all this, you need to walk through the entire structure following the air that is heated in the furnace.
Again, we draw your attention to the figure above. It all starts in the dark. Its design is quite complex, it includes: a top, an overtube, and a hailo (this is a tapering nozzle). There are special niches for ash pans at the very bottom of the folding on the sides. Ash and coals are stored here, which are used for the next kindling.
We have already talked about the variety of models of Russian stoves, so I would like to dwell on ash pans in more detail. There are two main options here:
Returning to the combustion chamber, we can say that this is, in fact, an economizer, where the air entering the combustion zone is heated using flue gases. But this does not use oxygen.
Attention! To brick installation not to “eat up” a lot of firewood, so that it does not cool down quickly, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the dimensions of the Russian stove. These figures are accurately calculated based on the model you choose. It is very important that the walls of the hall are smooth; they cannot be plastered, so the laid brick is hewn and sanded by hand.
Why is this necessary? The thing is that in non-smooth structures air turbulence occurs, that is, vortices. And this affects the amount of oxygen in it. And you yourself understand that oxygen-depleted air has a bad effect on fuel combustion processes.
Unusual variety
Now the firebox is the heart of the unit. If you are faced with the question of how to make a Russian stove, then know that, knowing the process of arranging the firebox, you will probably cope with all other parts of the structure without problems.
But again, we return to the dimensions of a Russian stove with a stove bench. This is what interests us here in the first place. There is a big enough size range, which depends on the power of the unit itself. But all these figures are approximate. Why? Firstly, the measurement used was an arshin, not a meter. Secondly, the arshin indicator in different regions had its exact digital designation. Therefore, stove makers used a yardstick in conversation, and in practice they counted rows of laid bricks. In addition, the number of bricks laid in one row was always an integer, taking into account the mortar joints.
Note! Under the stove and its arch are made inclined to the window of the hearth. The slope can be quite large - up to 9 cm.
Vaulting
Engineers conducted testing, which revealed that there were two air flows under the roof of the stove. They operate in any mode of operation of the device, plus they circulate in different directions.
What actually comes out of the oven when food is cooked in it? No contact with fire, optimization temperature regime, complete absence of the pyrolysis process, and, therefore, one hundred percent absence of carcinogens and toxins. Here is the serious secret of constructing a Russian stove with a stove bench.
By the way, regarding IR radiation. This is also the secret of the Russian stove. Those housewives who know how to cook in this appliance understand all the subtleties of Russian cuisine. Here it is important to accurately capture the decrease in temperature inside the firebox, which decreases from +350°C to +150°C. That is why you periodically have to work with a grip, moving the dishes inside.
Podpechek
And once again we return to the bending. Let's just summarize all of the above. It turns out that not only the air is heated here, but thermal energy is distributed here. Part of it is spent on cooking, but the bulk is spent on heating the stove itself, which heats the room. Only a negligible part of it goes down the chimney. Since there are no temperature jumps throughout the entire volume, and everything that can burn burns out to the end, then, accordingly, the Russian stove emits very little soot. Again a plus. What does this give besides the cleanliness of the device itself:
And the last on the results of the design. Simplicity internal device, where there are no complex partitions, no niches, no nooks, creates conditions for the formation of a complex smoke flow, which is several times better in efficiency than any modern type labyrinth flow formed in modern heating units. Therefore, the craftsmen say with regret that the name of the master who first built this type of stove has not remained in history.
I would like to point out something else. Prototypes of Russian stoves, so-called mini-installations, appeared on the market. They are light, mobile, and fit in the trunk of a car. Their appearance was made possible thanks to the latest materials and technologies. But what's surprising is domestic producers cannot boast that they produce these mini-stoves. Foreign companies became interested in them, having already abandoned the markets of their own and neighboring countries these models. Here is a photograph below that shows such a Russian mini-oven. Only it is made in Italy.
Russian mini oven
No matter how much you praise the Russian heating unit, among the huge number of advantages there are still several disadvantages. Therefore, we will consider both of them.
Ready vault
It's good to rest on a bed
What can we say on this issue? Everything that concerns brick stoves, depends on the order. What it is?
Let's start with the fact that the stove is laid in horizontal rows lined with bricks. So there are certain rules about how to lay bricks in one row or another. These rules are the order of the Russian stove. Some people believe that the order is the laid rows of brickwork, which is fundamentally incorrect. This term comes from the word order, not series.
It is clear that each model of Russian stove has its own acceptable rules. And if the ancient varieties are already practically forgotten, then modern models must be accompanied by drawings and diagrams. Therefore, we warn you - if there is something you don’t understand about the arrangement of the stove with the stove bench, then you should not start building heating installation. First, you will become confused and tormented. Secondly, you will waste a large number of building materials that will probably have to be purchased in addition.
In this article I would like to continue the conversation on a positive note. Like - let's disassemble the masonry of a Russian stove with our own hands. And tell how everything is done from “A” to “Z”. Unfortunately, doing this in words is very difficult. If you don’t see it purely visually, if the master teacher doesn’t show you how, what and where to put it, it won’t be easy to build a Russian stove. Therefore, we offer the diagram in the figure.
So, here is a diagram of laying a Russian stove with your own hands.
Order of the Russian stove
As you can see, the process is quite complicated. Too many different nuances, which House master I just have to know:
Diagram of how a Russian stove works
The largest stove in the world, with its appearance and internal structure, represents a 4 times enlarged model of the Russian Stove - a collective image that allows you to visit the inside of the stove and study its internal structure. Its height is 11 m, perimeter 6x9 m.
Despite the fact that Russian stoves in different places were distinguished by an extraordinary variety of shapes, they were based on a single design principle. The concept of a stove includes not only a structure for heating and cooking, made of bricks or broken clay, but also an ensemble of all kinds of partitions, shelves, benches, dowels, side beds and ladders.
The Russian Stove Museum opened in December 2007 in the Moscow region. A gigantic pseudo-oven, which is actually a museum, was erected in the Russian sector of the Ethnomir ethno-village - next to wooden Russian huts and a modest monument to the Little Prince (he, it seems, did not understand how he found himself in such an unexpected environment).
The first floor is the “under-oven” (space for storing stove utensils). There is a varied exhibition of various village culinary equipment.
Having risen to the second floor, we find ourselves on the “six” - a flat platform in front of the “crucible” of the furnace, above which there is a pipe. Having passed the rectangular entrance (“mouth”), we found ourselves in the very heart of the furnace - the vaulted “crucible” (cooking chamber). The lights go out, the video projector turns on, and a fire is lit on the brickwork of the crucible. A fascinating sight: museum visitors are in the crucible of a vaulted furnace. When the lights turn on again, you can examine the only exhibit on the second floor - a tiled stove, the kind they installed in wealthy Russian houses.
The third floor is a couch. Emelya’s favorite vacation spot in this case has been turned into an observation deck from which almost the entire Ethnoworld can be seen.
The whole life of the Slavic people is inextricably linked with the Russian stove. The oven was used for cooking food, baking bread and pies, drying grain, fish, berries, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, medicinal herbs and roots. She treated all colds, successfully replaced a steam bath, and played the role of a home weather station. The Russian stove contributed to the emergence and development of many folk crafts. The Russian stove had a significant influence on the traditions and rituals of the Russian people.
Russian stove
Around the “oven” are ten Russian huts. Volzhskaya, Arkhangelsk, Siberian, Kuban - each imitates (and not always accurately) wooden buildings of a certain region of Russia.
The stove building is the largest Russian stove in the world, the size of a three-story house. Only in ETNOMIR you can visit inside the stove and find out how it works.
The tour “The Stove Feeds, Warms, Heals” is one of the most important in the series of excursions around the Russian Stove Museum. For a Russian person, a stove is much more than just a means of heating and cooking. This is a symbol of the family hearth, the soul of the home, the source of life. These are childhood memories, because many of today's adults grew up next to the stove, and everyone, without exception, listened to Russian fairy tales in which the stove is one of the heroines.
The Russian stove is mentioned in epics, proverbs and sayings; many folk rituals are associated with it. The image of the Russian stove is known all over the world and is one of the most recognizable symbols of Russian culture and the Russian people.
Look at a real Russian stove! This is a colorful, original, multifunctional structure, each part of which, each bend, each superstructure has its own function, which is very important for the Russian people.
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