dachas
Soviet countryside homes
Dachas are Russian country houses or cottages, typically simple retreats where city dwellers spend weekends and summers.
The tradition dates to land grants from the tsars, though Soviet-era dachas were often modest plots with small structures for gardening.
They spent every August at the dacha, growing tomatoes and escaping Moscow's heat.
Week's final two days
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
- summer holidaysExtended warm-weather school recess
- relaxationState of being unwound
- barbecuesOutdoor grilled meal events
shashlik · mushroom hunting · fishing · swimming · reading · hammocks · tea drinking · family gatherings
Rural area beyond towns
- SovietOf the USSR
- intelligentsiaEducated, intellectual class
- collectiveJointly organized group
- allotmentsDistributed shares or portions
writers · Chekhov · suburban · commuter trains · Moscow · urbanites · privatization · cooperative
Secret plans or storylines
- vegetable gardensCultivated areas for edible plants
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- greenhousesGlass growing buildings
- apple treesFruit-bearing orchard plants
tomatoes · dill · garlic · preserving · canning · harvest · compost · watering
Small rustic dwellings
- woodenMade from timber
- verandasCovered exterior platforms
- log cabinsDwellings of stacked timber
- pitched roofsAngled building tops
shutters · gingerbread trim · summer kitchens · outbuildings · porches · attics · cellars · fretwork
Divided property sections
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
- boundariesLines marking separation
registration · seasonal homes · second homes · real estate · subdivisions · utilities · wells · electricity
weekends
Week's final two days
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
- summer holidaysExtended warm-weather school recess
- relaxationState of being unwound
barbecues · shashlik · mushroom hunting · fishing · swimming · reading · hammocks · tea drinking · family gatherings · nature walks
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- SovietOf the USSR
- intelligentsiaEducated, intellectual class
- collectiveJointly organized group
allotments · writers · Chekhov · suburban · commuter trains · Moscow · urbanites · privatization · cooperative · village life
plots
Secret plans or storylines
- vegetable gardensCultivated areas for edible plants
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- greenhousesGlass growing buildings
apple trees · tomatoes · dill · garlic · preserving · canning · harvest · compost · watering · seedlings
cottages
Small rustic dwellings
- woodenMade from timber
- verandasCovered exterior platforms
- log cabinsDwellings of stacked timber
pitched roofs · shutters · gingerbread trim · summer kitchens · outbuildings · porches · attics · cellars · fretwork · tin roofs
land parcels
Divided property sections
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
boundaries · registration · seasonal homes · second homes · real estate · subdivisions · utilities · wells · electricity · renovations
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- Soviet lifecommunal apartments, communal living, collective farms, Pravda, May Day
- Russian architectureonion domes, Kremlin, Saint Basil, golden domes, Red Square
- Russian countrysidebirch trees, birch tree, birch forest, birch forests, villages
- Soviet Architectureprefab housing, Seven Sisters, brutalism, housing estates, concrete blocks
- Soviet UnionKremlin, Lenin, Stalin, KGB, Sputnik
dachasurban apartments
Housing in metropolitan areas
high-rise apartments · tenement buildings · downtown lofts · communal apartments · tower blocks