All of the following pictures present housing in rural areas of Russia.  Pictures were taken outside Moscow.  The first two houses were recently constructed but with traditional designs.

A note of caution:  avoid making judgments about rural Russia by looking at the houses below.  If a photographer went to rural America he/she could easily find houses that are different from what will be found in the city.

Several of the houses show the bright colors that Russians might use to take some of the drabness out of the long winter. 

Photo three shows the "summer houses" of many of the Russians.  The "house" is merely a shed or almost a play house.  These are located on the city limits of the Russian towns as well as elsewhere in Europe.  Many Europeans are allocated a small piece of land to "farm."  In the past many of the vegetables were grown on these semi-private garden plots.

Many of the people in our group have an "urban" background and have only had milk that comes from the store in a carton.  Assuming that many or most of the rural people have fresh but raw milk, a stop was made to purchase  a very fresh gallon of milk.

The last photo shows that this rural house will burn wood for heat.  Russia abounds with timber.