Mazanka

A mazanka (Ukrainian: мазанка, IPA: [mˈɑzʌnka]) is a traditional Ukrainian countryside dwelling.^[1][2] A house made of clay, raw brick or brushwood (for the roof), plastered with clay mixed with manure or any other organic substance (adobe technique). The walls were later covered with lime whitewash. Historically, it was widespread in Ukraine and other territories with a significant Ukrainian minority (e.g. Kuban), which was connected with natural conditions, since there were not so many forests, and therefore, wood for construction.^[3] Houses similar to mazankas were also built in the Caucasus, where they were known as turluks (palisades).