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 type of masonry stove that first appeared in the 15th century or earlier.[2] These stoves combine the functions of a traditional stove, oven, and fireplace into a single unit, and serve a broad range of purposes, including cooking (boiling, baking, and smoking), drying plants and mushrooms, providing interior heating and ventilation, bathing, and providing a warm place to sleep (many units include a sleeping berth atop the stove).[3] They can be found in traditional Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, and Belarusian households.[3] Such stoves burn 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 c 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.