Hello, comrades! My name is Sergei. I was born in the USSR in 1971. Since 1999 I have lived in the USA. Ushanka Show channel was created to share stories as well as my own memories of everyday life in the USSR. My book about arriving in America in 1995 is available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/s?k=american+diaries+1995&ref=nb_sb_noss Please contact me at sergeisputnikoff@gmail.com if you would like to purchase a signed copy of “American Diaries” You can support this project here: www.patreon.com/sputnikoff with monthly donations Support for this channel via PAYPAL: paypal.me/ushankashow Ushanka Show merchandise: teespring.com/stores/ushanka-show-shop If you are curious to try some of the Soviet-era candy and other foodstuffs, please use the link below. www.russiantable.com/imported-russian-chocolate-mishka-kosolapy__146-14.html?tracking=5a6933a9095f9 My FB: facebook.com/sergey.sputnikoff Twitter: twitter.com/ushankashow Instagram: instagram.com/ushanka_show/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/The_Ushanka_Show/
Those stoves are common all over E. Europe. They've an interesting history- they were developed a few hundred years ago when wood supplies became scarcer in Europe due to increase in population and deforestation. They channel the smoke through a sort of multi-level labyrinth that extracts the maximum heat, and as you said the bricks slowly release the heat. So, they use much less wood than a fireplace or even an iron stove or modern fireplace insert.
Finnish stoves are another one, similar design with the winding exit channel going to the flu. I didn't know the backstory being deforestation, that's interesting.
The Shakers ( an American rural religious group) would take a conventional wood stove. They would run the exhaust pipes around the room to extract the heat before the smoke exited the roof.
Per the attic at 6:22 , this is a traditional "attic hog" from Russia / Ukraine. Yes, first off it allows the chimney to be easily cleaned of soot. I imagine there must be a little door at the bottom somewhere "to get in." The soot then, does not drop down into the stove when the chimney is cleaned. Also, per what you said, snow, ice, and water do not come down into the stove. The "hog" is likely up in the air on blocks so the water does not rot the boards of the house and dries out quickly or water can be collected in pans, etc.
Great video. My family in Croatia also had these type of stoves which you can sleep on or next to. Have you tough of maybe insulating the walls of the house to try to keep the heat from escaping? It's not too expensive and it would save a lot on wood.
orim298s We had similar stoves back in the day here in Norway, too. The old folks and little ones slept up on the stove in cold weather. The old house with that arrangement was in use until about 1900 on the family farm.
Nice explanation of your heating brick stove. I would like to know how to build one just for heating ?? Where could I get different proven plans for the build ??? Thanks, Good day too.
Im from nb Canada and would do anything to live in such a unbelievable area,, , except sell my soul to satan,, im from a small village and all our traditions have been made illegal,, it sucked the life out of the village, it lost its soul, peace and harmony that people, me included use to live in,,,im extremely motivated to find some are like that so I can live the rest of my life in peace,,where the weather is the boss and rhythm of life, I'm a very simple person and extremely happy with the bare minimum ., much thanks to your mom to allow filming, inside, outside the house,,,it is beautiful,, you are 10 years older than me,,your life story surpasses everything I have ever seen, I can sense you are down to earth, genuine, a real man one can look up too ,, much respect 💯
You don't have to be a first nation to have all your rights removed,,,im from a small ethnic nation,,the British laws came into effect in 2003-2004,,my village and family have been here since 1800 exactly, it was so isolated that the laws of man did not exist,,, the village decided everything,,you needed to behave ,be respected,,dependable, help others, give, etc, year round,,no help would of ever came from outside,,, the community was like a beehive living in harmony, everone was happy,,
unfair fight No you do not. However when I think of Canadian law effecting it’s citizens negatively it generally tends to be First Nation people. What happened to you is what happened to Hawaii and Alaska natives😟
Also to be fair NB is probably the province i know the least about. (I think that’s what you said you’re from) I used to think it was between Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. I know I’m Ashamed 😔
@@carolyndobry785, 7 villages where torn and burned down next to mine by the government in the 70s,, 250 families,,were not Canadianss, were descents of deported people
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Looks a bit like an Italian pizza oven! Wow, some houses not insulated? The winters must be really, really tough. Anyway, your mother's place looks very cosy and rustic. Thought your family have an apartment in Kiev...did your Mum retire to the country?
You said 'sud', it sounded like, in the chimneys. We call it creosote. Editing. I heard 'tar', it's creosote. Further editing, both tar and creosote comes from distillation of organic material. They are similar.
In the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, the hero Gretel slams the door of the oven shut as the witch is preparing the coals for baking, which makes much more sense when you see how deep these ovens can be--I could never figure out why the witch would have to climb into a hot oven!
@@UshankaShow It doesn't have to be on the roof, just where it gets the full sun. Just leaving an ordinary hose that is full of water in the sun will make water too hot to shower in. There was a guy in Battle Creek, who used such a system to heat his swimming pool.
Hello Sergei ! When do you think stoves like this was common in your area ? Its said that this stove was used in medival times around 1500 ad. And where did this type of stove come from ?
Pretty much every house has one or two of those. There is no other way to heat homes since there is no natural gas pipeline nor propane tanks available
Sir. Do you have a video covering centralised heating for many homes, Soviet blocks, etc? Insulation in winter will be very important, like double doors and maybe treble glazing? Starting cars and trucks at -27c must difficult? Many thanks.
Hi Sergei, in soviet times did you also purchase the wood or every house has to go to the forest and cut its own wood for the winter? And How you mom and your son comunicate? Do they directly or you are their translator?
No, collective farm allowed its workers and retirees to harvest some trees, chosen by the forester. I believe it was free of charge as a bonus I guess. It was illegal to cut the trees on your own. I had to work as a translator, but sometimes they would figure out on their own
Tree Sap instead of tar, and soot are the words. Anyway great video. It most be nice to going back. Nice trip on memory lane. Would you consider retiring in the Ukraine? houses are cheap and your savings and pension would go far compared to in the US.
My wife definitely not interested in retiring there. )) It's way cheaper to live there but also way less security. Like, people would break in and steal stuff if you are not home, stuff like that.
@@samyoungblood3740 My dad's neighbor did that. He had a stone hearth oven built in his back yard. And has been practicing cooking old style. He's gotten quite good now. When I visited he shared some of his bread, and it was very delicious fresh and warm from the oven. It's hard to get "excited" about bread, but when you have fresh baked, still warm, it's like, wow!
Not surprising - the musical takes place in the same part of the world. Sadly most of the Jewish population there was murdered by the Nazis or has since left.
put the roof on, 2,000? leaking roofs make rot in the wood construction, making mold and trouble to breathe. Insects can set in and chew the house apart. Take care of mother's health, she did for you all of your life.
My mother doesn't want it replaced at such. The Village is dying out and eventually, she will be moving back to Kiev. No one will pay $4K for her house. Maybe a thousand at best.
