Red Corner - Akaisumi

Japanese: 赤い隅 - あかいすみ
Red Corner - Akaisumi

...In addition to these, there are other small groups with their own unique customs, such as the Pomorskie along the White Sea, the Meshchera north of Ryazan, and the Cossacks of the Don and Urals.
[A private house with a "red corner"]
In general, Russian peasants lived in small settlements of just a few houses or up to about ten houses in the north, and in the south, relatively large settlements of houses. Traditional houses were called izba, and had regional characteristics in the carvings on the window frames, eaves, and ridge edges.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Red Corner" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらのほか独自の習俗をもつ小グループとして,白海沿いのポモーリエ,リャザンの北のメシチョーラ,ドンやウラルをはじめとするコサックなどがある。
[〈赤い隅〉のある民家]
 一般にロシアの農民は北部では数戸からせいぜい10戸程度の小集落を,南部では比較的大戸数の集落を形成していた。伝統的な家屋はイズバーizbaと呼ばれ,窓枠や軒,棟の縁の彫飾りに地方ごとの特色をもっている。…

※「赤い隅」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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