Dachas: An Essential Part of the Russian Landscape

29 Sep 2016

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[caption id="attachment_40556" align="aligncenter" width="169"] Path from the train[/caption] Дача (Dacha) has no direct translation in the English language, often being ...
26 Jul 2016

For many Muscovites, a weekend in the summer means escaping the heat and crowds of the city by spending time at an out of town cottage, known in Russian as a dacha or дача. ...
05 Feb 2016

The History of the Russian Country home - Dacha (Дача) The history of the Russian Country home - Dacha, is diverse.  The word “dacha” originated in the 17th century from the ...
12 Dec 2014

Popular Traditions: Where There Is A Dacha, There Is a Banya Popular traditions throughout Russian history emits an incredibly long list of traditions. However, none of these ...