Big Russian bath. Russian bath is a phenomenon or a tribute to traditions. The main rooms of the Russian steam room

Soaring in the bath is not just a pleasant procedure, an opportunity to relax and rest. The Russian bath has long been famous for its healing and rejuvenating properties. A real wood-fired bathhouse in the bath complex of the Barin suburbs near Moscow will allow you to get rid of accumulated stress and fatigue, cleanse your body and soul, gain positive emotions and recharge your batteries. We work all year round. The birch wood sauna is located in a cozy two-story house equipped with a pool with warm water. It offers - birch, oak and juniper brooms, eco-soaring (on herbs and essential oils) and, of course, the art of professional bathhouse attendants.

A Russian wood-burning bath cleanses the body, activates the metabolism and removes toxins - after the bath, you feel refreshed, alert and full of energy. The conditions created in the wood-burning sauna — steam and temperature changes — help restore blood vessels, strengthen the heart muscle, remove excess moisture and wastes, and normalize the water-salt balance. We recommend visiting a bathhouse or sauna with a pool regularly for those who want to get rid of extra pounds, improve skin condition, restore the respiratory system, and overcome chronic diseases of ENT organs. Russian bath is an excellent cosmetologist: a good steam room with a birch broom cleanses the skin, eliminating blackheads and blackheads, makes the skin surface velvety and healthy. And, of course, steaming is the best friend of women in the fight against cellulite.

The sauna and Russian bath in the Barin bath complex are equipped in such a way as to completely recreate the classical conditions in which our ancestors steamed. We drown the bathhouse with natural wood - unlike many other inexpensive modern bathhouses in the Moscow Region, where artificial heaters are installed. Thanks to the use of birch firewood, a unique finely divided steam is created in our bathhouse. City baths, a sauna, which abound Schelkovo, Fryazino, Chernogolovka, Balashikha, Ivanteyevka, Korolev, Mytishchi, Krasnoarmeysk and other cities of the Moscow region, can not boast of such. In cities, most often there is no way to install a special wood stove. In “Barin”, located in a cozy corner near Moscow far from noisy cities, there is such an opportunity. Our sauna with a swimming pool is always waiting for its guests!

Russian bath - these are the words that sound when Russian traditions are mentioned.

There is a lot of talk about the bathhouse, its structure, functions and usefulness in the media and on the Internet, but so far no one has been able to formulate exactly what it is and what it is for, so far.

Our primordial bathhouse is a national phenomenon, as it is both a building for hygiene procedures, a historical tradition, and a cure for most diseases.

And the whole point is that considering the Russian bathhouse is necessary from several points of view: why it was intended for the 18th-19th centuries and from the perspective of a modern person. About the purpose of the bath, its device, and much more, we will discuss in this publication.

A few words from the history of this phenomenon

The bathhouse in the life of a Russian person of that time performed several functions at once: in it they washed and warmed themselves, taking bath procedures, the person healed. In addition, the bathhouse played a social role in human life. She talked in her, visiting her with friends, a sort of ritual of joint purification of not only the body, but the soul.

The baths of that time, as well as the houses, were drowned in black, that is, they did not have a chimney.

The fire was heated by a red-hot dome-shaped hearth, made of flat smooth stones, and smoke came out through an opening in the ceiling or wall. Hot stones heated the room and were used to heat water. He was simply thrown into a tub or barrel of water. Even Tsarina Catherine II the Great loved to warm her legs, dropping them in hot water and putting them on a hot stone.

Due to the fact that the baths were heated "in black", the smoke spreading around the room acted as a disinfectant, and this was what protected people from numerous epidemics. Despite this, it was always clean in a properly built Russian bath, and even during a flood it was possible to be in it.

To maintain the temperature, hot stones were poured with water and infusions of medicinal herbs, due to which the so-called "light steam" was created. Its advantage was that the person slowly warmed up, and then, following the steam rushing up, he climbed to the upper shelves.

Inhalation of the “light vapor” with medicinal herbs created an inhalation effect, and massage with a broom, as V. Gilyarovsky said in the work “Moscow and Muscovites” ... dispersed the blood and removed the ailment.

Noble people also visited the bathhouse, only it was most often drowned “in white”. The only difference was that the stove, in such saunas, as a rule, was brick and had a chimney.

But experts say that, not a brick, no other material, except for a stone glowing with fire, can create the right microclimate and the very “light steam” for which the Russian bathhouse is so famous.

Important!   “Light steam” is considered to be the air temperature in the room within 55C ° -70C ° and humidity 40-60%. Everything that does not fit into the framework of such a microclimate is called "heavy steam."

Classic steam room device

A bathhouse two centuries ago and a modern steam room were made approximately the same. The only difference between them is the finishing materials and the presence of a modern steam chimney, as now there are not many lovers to drown the sauna in the "black".

Construction of the bath begins with a careful selection of the place. A classic Russian bathhouse is a small hut on the edge of a lake or river, made of softwood logs. It consists of two rooms: a dressing room and the steam room itself, which, in combination, was and.

A bench and a clothes hanger are installed in the dressing room, since the dressing room plays the role of a dressing room and a rest room.

The dressing room is separated from a steamy wooden partition with a tightly fitted door. A small window is usually placed near the furnace, which serves not only as a light source, but also as a ventilation hole. The third part of the steam room of a classic Russian bath is occupied by a wood stove, near which a tub with a supply of water is placed. In the steam room, shelves are mandatory, on which the process of acceptance of bath procedures actually takes place.

A modern bathhouse is very different from its predecessors, but mainly by the presence of some "excesses", such as:

•   , which in the modern bath plays the role of a reservoir.
• A technical room, which is often made during construction to store a supply of firewood, equipment, brooms, etc.
•   , shower rooms and other elements of "lordly life".

Is a sauna a modern version of a Russian steam room?

Unfortunately, in the second half of the 20th century, the words Russian bathhouse began to be perceived by many as synonymous words. The thing is that in the 60s of the last century, a commercial bath project was created in Finland, which was compact and electric.

The simplicity of installation and the small dimensions of the electric furnace made it mega-popular. By the way, such saunas could be installed not only in private homes, but also.

Such dry-air saunas began to be installed by hotel owners and .... go for export! Although the Finns themselves consider electric saunas a product for poor people. And of course, they have nothing to do with the Russian bathhouse. And this is the whole point.

Initially, they did not know how to isolate electric heaters, so by watering them with water it was possible to get a rather noticeable electric shock. But since manufacturers of electric stoves for saunas had to look for new markets for their products, a legend was invented about the life-giving power of dry steam, which cannot be called steam either.

That is why pouring water on stones in newfangled saunas of the second half of the last century was strictly forbidden. And if there is no steam, then what kind of Russian bath is it?

A bathhouse in which the air temperature reaches 120 ° C, and a humidity of not more than 10% is not associated with the “light steam”, which our native steam room is famous for. If, in such heat, water is splashed on the stones, then a burning dense fog is produced, which burns hands, skin and lungs.

But before, the Finnish and Russian steam rooms were twin sisters that developed in parallel directions and looked like one another like two drops of water.

How to stoke a classic Russian steam room

As we wrote earlier, there are two options for heating the steam room:

• In white. The wood stove has a chimney, so soot and smoke do not enter the steam room. The stove warms the room and water for bathing.
• . In the steam room, a wood-burning stove is ignited. After the furnace has flared up, the chimney is closed, and the doors in the steam room, on the contrary, are ajar. In the process of heating the bath, no one should be in the steam room. After the stones turn red, they wait until the fire has completely burned out, the heat is removed from the stove, doors and windows are opened for ventilation. At the same time, benches and shelves from settled soot are washed.

Pouring hot stones with water, we get the very “light steam”. Being in a bath with such a microclimate, the body slowly warms up, then harmful substances come out, the skin begins to “breathe”, blood circulation and oxygen enrichment of the body increase. The process is long, at least 4-5 hours.

Today, there are a lot of detergents, and before, hair and body were washed with a solution of liquor, which was cooked from wood ash. As washcloths, washcloths made from linden bark were used.

All this created a healing effect and it was the spirit of the Russian bathhouse, which is so appreciated by lovers and professionals of bathing art all over the world.

And if you want to feel this indescribable atmosphere, this amazing effect after taking bath procedures, then listen to the advice of “experienced” people and build a real Russian bathhouse at your summer cottage or suburban area. By the way, in Russia, especially in its northern part, the construction of a house always began with the construction of a bath.

Almost all nations have baths. This is a Turkish hammam, and Roman baths, and a Finnish sauna, and a Japanese ofuro, but not one of them has so many good feelings as with our Russian bathhouse. A real Russian bath is not only a relaxation of mind and body, but also an opportunity to improve your health.

However, in order to get the maximum pleasure and benefit from bath procedures, you should know about all their nuances, and we will talk about this in this article.

General information about the Russian steam room

To date, there is no reliable information about when baths appeared in Russia. The first mention of the steam room dates back to the 11th century, and since then the traditions of bathing procedures have firmly entered into Russian culture.

Russian baths help increase immunity and cure a whole list of ailments, tempering the body. In addition, the steam room has a calming effect on the nervous system, relieving stress, stress, fatigue.

Traditionally, such buildings were erected from a log. And now, owners of summer cottages and private houses often prefer wooden structures, since the tree not only keeps heat perfectly, but also creates a unique sauna color. The main competitor of logs today is a beam, because its shape greatly simplifies the process of erection.

Often there are also brick buildings, as well as saunas made of cinder blocks and foam blocks, which are built in order to reduce the cost of work.

Today the Russian bath has two firebox options:

1. In black, which is obsolete and rather uncomfortable.

So our ancestors paired drowned. In this case, all the fumes and smoke remained indoors, so immediately before the visitors entered the steam room was aired.

1. Over time, the bathhouse in Russia began to be equipped with a chimney, and this type of furnace was called “white”, since all the smoke and children were removed from the room through a pipe. This type of arrangement has survived to our days with virtually no change.

In order to understand what a Russian steam room is, you should find out about its main rooms, each of which performs certain functions.

Dressing room for comfort and coziness

The dressing room is the first room in which the visitor to the bath is. It is here that the first person about the steam room is formed at the person entering. In modern ones, it is most often combined with a relaxation room, because comfort in the bath directly depends on its arrangement.

In the old village buildings, the dressing rooms were very cramped. They fit a maximum of three people, and then with great difficulty. Their decoration also left much to be desired: a bench, hangers, a poker, a place for storing firewood. The ceilings were low, and the comfort of such a room did not inspire any.

The fact is that before, a slightly different meaning was invested in the bath, because its main purpose was to wash clothes and wash the body. However, since the amenities in the form of bathtubs appeared in city apartments, the purpose of the bathhouse has changed somewhat. Now washing has faded into the background, the main properties of the steam room are health improvement and relaxation.

In this regard, more stringent requirements began to be put forward to dressing rooms:

1. If the dressing room, then its size should be calculated as follows: 2-3 m2 per visitor.
2. Ideally, in addition to a wardrobe and a place to store firewood, a rather large table with benches or chairs should be placed here. Usually tea parties are held here in between visits to the steam room. And this is very important, because with sweat a large amount of liquid is removed from the body, the supply of which needs to be replenished.

Advice!
  Choose wooden furniture for the bath rooms, as any upholstery will not withstand the constant humidity that is present in the dressing room.

1. Loading firewood into the heater will also be more convenient to do from the dressing room, since there is a place to store fuel.

1. Modern lounges have a more aesthetic appearance. In brick baths they are sheathed with lining.

The main rooms of the Russian steam room

In addition to the waiting room, the bath includes such rooms:

1. Steam room. As a rule, it is distinguished by a simple arrangement. Here, a stove-heater, a thermometer, competently arranged shelves are installed.

Advice!
  It is advisable to set the clock in the steam room so that you know how long you take the procedure.
  This is especially important for beginners, because you should get used to the bath heat gradually, starting from a few minutes.

1. Sink or wash room. Here a person takes a contrast shower after the steam room. In ancient times, the function of this room was performed by a natural reservoir, near which a bathhouse was erected. But over time, people began to build such structures in their courtyards, and not everyone had access to a lake or river.
     Traditionally, a wooden water barrel was installed in such a room. There was also a bucket hanging from a wall with a rope a height taller than human height. Pulling the rope, a man knocked over a bucket of cold water. Today, this version of the shower is equipped with an automatic bucket filling system.

Often in modern washing rooms, instead of a barrel, a small pool is installed. A wooden barrel can also be replaced with a plastic or metal container.

Advice!
  If you plan to use the bathhouse year-round, it is advisable to provide a bathroom here.

Bath and progress

Let's look at what traditions of the Russian bath were rethought in connection with the development of progress:

1. Instead of stone stoves, iron ones are increasingly being installed, which is much more practical. At the same time, the price of modern metal furnaces is much lower than traditional stoves. They heat up faster and lose heat faster.
2. The appearance of shower cabins in sinks gradually displaces barrels of water. It is much more convenient to take a contrast shower. However, the presence of a shower cabin implies the presence of a plumbing and a septic tank.
3. In the wash room, ceramic tiles are often laid on the floor. Equipped with a system of warm floors, it does not create any discomfort for the legs.
4. Automatic filling of tubs with water, as mentioned above.

How to steam

Everyone knows the healing effect of the Russian bath on the body. But it is noted only if you correctly approach. Failure to follow certain rules can cause serious damage to your body.

The following instructions will protect you from errors, and, accordingly, from unpleasant moments of soaring:

1. Before visiting the steam room, steam the broom.
2. While the broom is in hot water, you can make the first entry into the steam room.

Advice!
  Before visiting the steam room, it is advisable to take a warm shower for 2-3 minutes.
  You can’t wet your head!

1. Before entering the steam room, put a special felt hat on your head.
2. Start the procedure with the lower shelves, which are characterized by a lower temperature. The optimal temperature regime for a start is 60 degrees.
3. Rise higher, having lain a little on the top shelf. In this case, it is desirable that the legs are slightly higher than the head. This position of the body facilitates the work of the heart.
4. Having sweated, you should go to the rest room.
5. The second call is already carried out with a broom.

The main feature of the Russian bath is the high temperature of the steam room. In order to raise the temperature, you need to splash a small amount of water on the heated stones. A powerful jet of hot air will go from the stones, which will fill the bath with dry steam.

1. Better with a broom is better paired. Anyone who takes a steam bath, lies down on his stomach on a shelf and relaxes. First, the gentleman with weak strokes of the broom whips the soaring, gradually increasing the blows.
2. At the end of heating, the body can be rubbed with a broom. On average, this procedure lasts no more than 10 minutes.
3. After the steam room, we go to the washing room, where we take a contrast shower.
4. Then we direct to the rest room and, after drinking tea or mineral water, we again go to the steam room. Usually this cycle is repeated 3-4 times.

Advice!
  If there is no samovar or teapot in the bath, then tea should be taken with you in a thermos so that it is hot.

Conclusion

All the secrets of the Russian bath cannot be told in one article, but you should have developed a general idea of \u200b\u200bwhat the Russian bath is. As you can see, not only the construction of a building with your own hands, but also the correct adoption of bath procedures is a whole science. And even more utilities have prepared for you the video in this article!

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Real Russian bath in Moscow

In Moscow, modern spa salons with Hamm, Japanese baths and Finnish saunas. But a real Russian bathhouse, this is almost a rarity. So that such, as expected, in the house with a log house, stove and samovar. Of course, there are such Russian baths, but for some reason there are not so many of them.

Previously, the Russian bathhouse was of two varieties: "black bath" and "white bath". Nowadays, saunas are no longer found in black, but there are still white saunas. The bathhouse got its name in black, due to the fact that there is no chimney in such a bathhouse, smoke is diverted out the window. When the bathhouse was heated, everything was in smoke, soot settled on the walls and benches of the steam room. Before steaming, the room was well ventilated, and then proceeded to bath procedures. There was a chimney in the white bath, so the room was not smoky. The modern Russian bath in Moscow is an analogue of a white bath, simply improved.

Russian baths in Moscow

Soaring in a Russian bath favorably affects the whole body and general well-being. It's no secret that Russian baths have healing properties. With the help of steam and coronary massage, you can get rid of some diseases of the joints, muscles, and so does well soaring affects the respiratory system.

In Moscow, a considerable number of excellent baths, among them there are Russian baths. Where you will have a good time, enjoy the traditions of bath art, you can feel the healing power of steam. Russian baths in Moscow will give you an unforgettable vacation.

Russian bath in Moscow prices for services

In Moscow, the prices for renting a bath are very diverse, starting from 500 rubles per hour and to infinity. It all depends on where the Russian bath is located, what range of services is provided, whether there are bath attendants, masseurs, a cafe or restaurant, parking. And many more nuances on which the price depends. Even the interior plays a big role, the more elegantly designed bathhouse, the higher the cost of rent.

At the moment, Russian baths in our country are almost the most popular. Still, they keep the old traditions in themselves, their healing vapor has a beneficial effect on the entire human body. In our city there are many siberian baths on wood   with many types of wellness massage and interesting steam programs. Paired made from natural wood - environmentally friendly material, the aroma of which is pleasant to inhale. Regular visits to the Russian bath have a positive effect on human immunity. The optimal combination of temperature and humidity in the room contributes to the high popularity of this steam room.

Russian baths in Moscow   contribute to the cure of many diseases, and this has been known since ancient times. Everyone knows its positive effect on the cardiovascular system, lungs, and blood circulation. A great effect is the inhalation of wellness vapors. Sweating increases, metabolic processes increase, toxins and toxins leave the body.

In a steam room, the pulse is almost doubled, and body temperature reaches 38 degrees. Pouring cold water after the end of procedures, periodic wiping has an excellent effect on the body. It removes fatigue, gives a sense of vigor, and cheers up. The hardening effect of the Russian bath is noticeable due to the fact that there is a frequent change in temperature. To this day, the tradition of doing three visits to the steam room is still preserved.

After that, it is best to go for a massage, where your body will feel a great warm-up and discharge. Depending on which one you decide, you can go for different types of massage. If you came here for the first time, then we recommend alternating short-term visits to the steam room with breaks for relaxing in the living room or hall for visitors.

It is recommended to use a broom in different ways, but it is most effective if it acts as a massager for you. The most effective pat on the back. If you like the aroma of healing oils, then use aromatherapy.

On this site you will find a variety of Russian baths, where you can perfectly relax and improve your health, have fun and have fun meeting your friends. This is done using a simple search engine, as well as a virtual map.