banya

…In the corner between the “red corner” and the fireplace, planks were extended near the ceiling to create a sleeping platform called a polati. In northern Russia and the Volga region, bathhouses (banya) were built on the banks of ponds or streams, separate from the main house. These were steam baths in which water was poured over heated boulders, and the steam was released. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…〈赤い隅〉と暖炉のあいだの隅には天井の近くに板を張り出して，ポラーチpolatiと呼ばれる寝台をつくった。　北部ロシアやボルガ流域では，母屋とは別に池や小川のほとりに浴室(バーニャbanya)が建てられた。強く熱した玉石に水を注ぎ，湯気を浴びる蒸風呂である。…

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