Russian stove

Typical Russian stove in a peasant izba with tools visible to the right of the stove.

The Russian stove[1] (Russian: русская печь) is a unique and special universal stove oven in stove masonry craftsmanship that first appeared in the 15th century or earlier.[2] It is used for different purposes, combining in themselves the best combination of all functionality of other stoves, ovens and fireplaces as well, such as: baking, cooking, domestic heating, drying plants and mushrooms, bathing, sleeping and curing body of a man (it has a heating bed) as well as smoking food, ventilation of a house, and just as a heating fireplace – in traditional Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Belarusian households.[3] The Russian stove burns only firewood. [3][4]

  1. ^ Also called "Russian oven"
  2. ^ А. Е. Школьник (А. Е. Shkolnik) (1988-01-07). "Русская печь XX века" [The Russian stove (in the) 20th century]. Наука и жизнь ('Science and life') No. 1 (1988). Наука и техника ('Science and technology'). Retrieved 19 December 2021..
  3. ^ a b Федотов, ГЯ (2007), Русская печь — Эксмо (in Russian), ISBN 978-5-699-23171-3
  4. ^ "Русская печь" (in Russian). pechka.su. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-13.