Traditional Russian pastimes

1. Traditional Russian pastimes

2. Dacha

3. Dacha

In summer it is customary for city people to
stay at a dacha, or country retreat.
Children swim and play at the dacha,
while adults fish, swim, tend the garden,
walk in the woods, and enjoy a life in
complete contrast to the bustle of the
busy city.

4. Mushrooms

5. Traditional Russian pastimes

In autumn thick clusters of
mushrooms spring up in
the woods and fields.
Armed with baskets and
buckets, people scour the
countryside, and even
city parks, for the many
varieties of edible
mushrooms. They take
their trophies home to
eat straight away, or to
dry for future use

6. Skating, skiing

7. Traditional Russian pastimes

Outdoor ice-skating has long been a
national pastime in Russia for people of all
ages. In winter, frozen ponds or flooded
artificial rinks attract crowds of skaters,
who glide gracefully to piped music. The
ice regularly swept free of snow, and
heated cabins allow skaters to put on their
skates in comfort.

8. Fishing

Fishing is one of the most popular
pastimes of the Russian people.
Fishing under the ice is as
important as summer angling
in a country with such long
and arduous winters as Russia.
This pastime is particularly
challenging and exciting in
early spring, when the ice
loses its firmness and begins
to crack in places.

9. Hunting

Hunting was
traditionally one of
the most popular
pastimes in Russia.

10. Shashlyk

11. Bliny

12. Borsh

13. Pelmeni

14.

For Russians there is nothing healthier
and better than native Russian food

15. Samovar

16.

Russians are very fond of drinking weak black
tea at any time of the day. they use a samovar
which is a self-boiling urn.
The tea in the pot on top of
the samovar can then be continually
refreshed with the boiling water.
Now the samovars are run by electricity.

17. The Russian Banya

18.

A popular tradition in the Russian culture is
the bathhouse
or banya.
It involves steam, high heat,
cold, and an invigorating beating with birch
leaves and branches.