The children could sleep on boards set above the stove, called “polati.” Peasants slept under felt covers, heads towards the icon corner, and pillows were a luxury.

You couldn’t sleep on one, but they were much easier to maintain. Archive of Rustam Suleymanovich Mukhametzyanov / Russia in photo One can still catch a glimpse of the old-style Russian stove in ...

Have you heard about a Soviet experiment known as the Russian sleep experiment? Some think it's real and others think it's fake, but it is really a mix of both truth and fiction!

Why the Story Resonates. In the case of the Russian Sleep Experiment, the story rings true because it fits with common knowledge about unethical experiments on human beings in the 1940s, including ...

The Russian Sleep Experiment is a new horror/psychological novella by Holly Ice, inspired by the Cold War. The Soviet Union is conducting unethical, secret experiments in the depths of Siberia.

Culinary Practices. Russia is not a quick-cooking culture. The nature of traditional Russian cuisine was in large part determined by the design of the masonry stoves that had come into use by 1600.