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[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Michael Thompson <mike.brian@gmail.com>wrote:

> These Dacha communities actually sound really pleasant. I was just put
> off by the tone of the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha
>
>
> Google message archive search:
> site: lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/permaculture [searchstring]
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[permaculture] Fwd: [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and Effects
In Russia
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041473.html>
 *Lawrence
F. London, Jr. *

   - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and Effects
   In Russia
   <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041474.html>
     *Toby Hemenway *
      - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
      Effects In Russia
      
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041475.html>
        *venaurafarm *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041476.html>
           *venaurafarm *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041477.html>
           *Toby Hemenway *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041479.html>
           *Bob Waldrop *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041484.html>
           *Bob Waldrop *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041481.html>
           *venaurafarm *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041478.html>
           *Bob Waldrop *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041480.html>
           *Cory Brennan *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041482.html>
           *Bob Waldrop *
         - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
         Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041483.html>
           *Bob Waldrop *
         - [permaculture] Local Food Networks | Was: Dacha Movement:
         History and Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041489.html>
           *venaurafarm *
         - [permaculture] Local Food Networks | Was: Dacha Movement:
         History and Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041490.html>
           *Cory Brennan *
         - [permaculture] Local Food Networks | Was: Dacha Movement:
         History and Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041491.html>
           *venaurafarm *
         - [permaculture] Local Food Networks | Was: Dacha Movement:
         History and Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041492.html>
           *Cory Brennan *
         - [permaculture] Local Food Networks | Was: Dacha Movement:
         History and Effects In Russia
         
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041525.html>
           *venaurafarm *
      - [permaculture] [permaculture-99] Dacha Movement: History and
      Effects In Russia
      
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2012-August/041532.html>
        *Marjory *

   *Subject:* Dacha Movement: History and Effects In Russia

        *
           If we want to really do Preparedness, we need to realize that we
        need to be able to grow our own non-GMO, unadulterated, and
        non-pesticided food.
        If we want to survive as a people, and as a nation, we need to have
        our own safe food sources; not on a national level, but on the
        family level: each and every family as much as possible, needs to be
        able to produce it's own food for itself, and as many other people
        as possible.

           This concept can best be seen in the history and results of the
        Russian Dacha (to be given) movement. We would be wise to take heed
        of this concept; a small (2.5 acre) garden plot with a cottage on it.
            This practice would affect our very survival, as well as vastly
        bolster and increase our health care, food production, and national
        economy.
            We need to grow food locally, and get away from the 3000 mile
        dinner and begin to eat what we can walk to, because we grew it
        ourselves. Those who do this, will be wealthy in the coming days.
        Those who do not, may possibly not even survive.
            It has been given world-wide attention and has generated intense
        excitement by a series of books called
        The Ringing Cedars of Russia http://www.ringingcedars.com/**....(see
        below)*

        jerry
        *
        Some Quotes:
        *

        "The first dachas in Russia began to appear during the reign of
        Peter the Great <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great>.
        Initially they were small estates in the country, which were given
        to loyal vassals by the tsar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar>. In
        archaic Russian, the word /dacha/ means /something given/."


        "*Dacha* (Russian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language>:
        да́ча; IPA: [ˈdatɕə]
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Russian>
   (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ru-dacha.ogg>
        listen
        <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Ru-dacha.ogg>))
        is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round /second homes/ often
        located in the exurbs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exurb> of Soviet
        and post-Soviet cities. Cottages
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage> or shacks
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack> serving as a family's main or
        only home (or districts of such buildings) are not considered
        dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being
        converted for year-round residence. In some cases, dachas are
        occupied for part of the year by their owners and rented out to
        urban residents as summer retreats.
        Dachas are very common in Russia
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia>, and are also widespread in
        most parts of the former Soviet Union
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Soviet_Union>. It is estimated
        that about 50% of Russian families living in large cities have
        dachas.^<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha#cite_note-0> "

        "Anyone who permanently dwells in a dacha is colloquially called a
        *dachnik* (дачник); the term usually refers to a whole distinctive
        lifestyle."


            Dacha farming

        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:E7159-Kstovo-industrial-right.jpg>

        The dacha plots (usually not more than 600 m² for Soviet collective
        farm labourers, more in other cases, often 1200 or 1500 m², but
        virtually never exceeding 0.96 ha) are too small to grow the needed
        amount of fruits and vegetables^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/] , thus
        sometimes they are also grown on separate dedicated plots of ground.
        In Soviet times and sometimes now, such dedicated plots of ground
        often were made of the unused sections of agricultural fields owned
        by collective farms <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_farms>.
        However, in rural areas, many dacha owners own a greater land area,
        and are able to grow the needed amount of fruits and vegetables
        right on their plot.
        Many small dacha plots, especially the ones that were recently
        purchased, are not used for large-scale fruit and vegetable farming.
        Instead, they are frequently used for gardening
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardening> and planting exotic plants.
        Due to the high costs of good equipment, even relatively large plots
        of ground are often cultivated manually using instruments such as a
        spade or a spading fork. In autumn the grown potatoes and other
        crops are gathered and transported to the city where they are stored
        in cellars, dugouts (usually located on unused plots of ground), or
        in personal automobile garages."

        "Many Russians prefer to grow vegetables themselves because of the
        widespread (especially among the older part of the population)
        belief in the excessive use of agrochemicals in the store-bought
        vegetables, and the higher costs of the vegetables in the stores and
        bazaars <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar>. Also, growing one's
        own food supplies is a long-lived Russian tradition. Many affluent
        Russians practice that tradition."

        "The period after World War II
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> saw a moderate growth in
        dacha development. Since there was no actual law banning the
        construction of dachas, squatters began occupying unused plots of
        land near cities and towns, some building sheds, huts, and more
        prominent dwellings that served as dachas. This practice of
        squatting was spurred by the desire of urban dwellers, all living in
        multi-storey apartment buildings, to spend some time close to
        nature, and also to grow their own fruits and vegetables. The latter
        was caused by the failure of the centrally planned Soviet
        agricultural programme
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_the_Soviet_Union>
        to supply enough fresh produce. As time passed, the number of
        squatters grew geometrically and the government had no choice but to
        officially recognise their right to amateur farming. The 1955
        legislation introduced a new type of legal person into the Soviet
        juridical system
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_Soviet_Union>, a
        *gardeners' partnership* (садоводческое товарищество,
        /sadovodcheskoye tovarishchestvo/), distinct from the
        internationally popular /community gardens
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_garden>/. The gardeners'
        partnership received the right to permanent use of land exclusively
        for agricultural purposes and permission to connect to public
        electrical and water supply networks. In 1958, yet another form of
        organisation was introduced, a /cooperative for dacha construction/
        (дачно-строительный кооператив, /dachno-stroytelniy kooperativ/),
        which recognised the right of an individual to build a small house
        on the land leased from the government."

        "The 1980s saw the peak of the dacha boom with virtually every
        affluent family in the country having a dacha of their own or
        spending weekends and holidays at friends' dachas. Often
        ill-equipped and without indoor plumbing, dachas were nevertheless
        the ultimate solution for millions of working-class families to
        having an inexpensive summer retreat. Having a piece of land also
        offered an opportunity for city dwellers to indulge themselves in
        growing their own fruits and vegetables. To this day, May Day
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day> holidays remain a feature of
        Russian life allowing urban residents a long weekend to plant seeds
        and tend fruit trees as the ground defrosts from the long Russian
        winter.^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/] Since
        there are no other national holidays that are long enough for
        planting, many employers give their staff an extra day off
        specifically for that purpose.^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/]"


          Dacha

         From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


                This article includes a list of references
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources>, but *its
        sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:INCITE>*. Please help to
        improve

   
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check>
        this article by introducing
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:When_to_cite> more precise
        citations. /(December 2008)/


   
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_532407_Country_house_battening.jpg>


   
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_532407_Country_house_battening.jpg>
        Battening a country house in a dacha co-operative in the environs of
        Moscow, 1993.
        *Dacha* (Russian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language>:
        да́ча; IPA: [ˈdatɕə]
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Russian>
   (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ru-dacha.ogg>
        listen
        <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Ru-dacha.ogg>))
        is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round /second homes/ often
        located in the exurbs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exurb> of Soviet
        and post-Soviet cities. Cottages
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage> or shacks
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack> serving as a family's main or
        only home (or districts of such buildings) are not considered
        dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being
        converted for year-round residence. In some cases, dachas are
        occupied for part of the year by their owners and rented out to
        urban residents as summer retreats.
        Dachas are very common in Russia
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia>, and are also widespread in
        most parts of the former Soviet Union
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Soviet_Union>. It is estimated
        that about 50% of Russian families living in large cities have
        dachas.^[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha#cite_note-0>
        As the size and type of dacha buildings was severely restricted
        during the Soviet time, some permitted features, such as attics and
        glazed verandas, became extremely widespread and often oversized.
        During the 1963–1985 period, these limitations were especially
        strict: only single-story summer houses
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_house> without permanent
        heating and with living areas less than 25 m² were allowed as second
        housing (though older dachas that didn't meet these requirements
        continued to exist). Since 1990, all such limitations have been
        eliminated.
        Anyone who permanently dwells in a dacha is colloquially called a
        *dachnik* (дачник); the term usually refers to a whole distinctive
        lifestyle.


            History


        The first dachas in Russia began to appear during the reign of Peter
        the Great <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great>. Initially
        they were small estates in the country, which were given to loyal
        vassals by the tsar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar>. In archaic
        Russian, the word /dacha/ means /something given/.
        During the Age of Enlightenment
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment>, Russian
        aristocracy used their dachas for social and cultural gatherings,
        which were usually accompanied by masquerade balls
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball> and fireworks
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks> displays. The Industrial
        Revolution <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution>
        brought about a rapid growth in the urban population, and urban
        residents increasingly desired to escape the heavily polluted
        cities, at least temporarily. By the end of the 19th century, the
        dacha became a favorite summer retreat for the upper and middle
        classes of Russian society.
        After the Bolshevik revolution
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik_revolution> of 1917, most
        dachas were nationalised. Some were converted into vacation homes
        for the working class <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class>,
        while others, usually of better quality, were distributed among the
        prominent functionaries of the Communist Party
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPSU> and the newly emerged cultural
        and scientific elite. All but a few dachas remained the property of
        the state and the right to use them was usually revoked when a dacha
        occupant was dismissed or fell out of favour with the rulers of the
        state. Joseph Stalin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin>'s
        favourite Dacha was in Gagra <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagra>,
        Abkhazia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia>.^[2]
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha#cite_note-1> The construction of
        new dachas was restricted until the late 1940s and required the
        special approval of the Communist Party leadership.
        The period after World War II
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> saw a moderate growth in
        dacha development. Since there was no actual law banning the
        construction of dachas, squatters began occupying unused plots of
        land near cities and towns, some building sheds, huts, and more
        prominent dwellings that served as dachas. This practice of
        squatting was spurred by the desire of urban dwellers, all living in
        multi-storey apartment buildings, to spend some time close to
        nature, and also to grow their own fruits and vegetables. The latter
        was caused by the failure of the centrally planned Soviet
        agricultural programme
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_the_Soviet_Union>
        to supply enough fresh produce. As time passed, the number of
        squatters grew geometrically and the government had no choice but to
        officially recognise their right to amateur farming. The 1955
        legislation introduced a new type of legal person into the Soviet
        juridical system
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_Soviet_Union>, a
        *gardeners' partnership* (садоводческое товарищество,
        /sadovodcheskoye tovarishchestvo/), distinct from the
        internationally popular /community gardens
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_garden>/. The gardeners'
        partnership received the right to permanent use of land exclusively
        for agricultural purposes and permission to connect to public
        electrical and water supply networks. In 1958, yet another form of
        organisation was introduced, a /cooperative for dacha construction/
        (дачно-строительный кооператив, /dachno-stroytelniy kooperativ/),
        which recognised the right of an individual to build a small house
        on the land leased from the government.

   
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_487609_Boleslav_Telichan%27s_family_at_summer_house.jpg>


   
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_487609_Boleslav_Telichan%27s_family_at_summer_house.jpg>
        The family of Boleslav Telichan, a worker of the Krasny Khimik plant
        in Leningrad <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad> at their dacha
        house, 1981.
        The 1980s saw the peak of the dacha boom with virtually every
        affluent family in the country having a dacha of their own or
        spending weekends and holidays at friends' dachas. Often
        ill-equipped and without indoor plumbing, dachas were nevertheless
        the ultimate solution for millions of working-class families to
        having an inexpensive summer retreat. Having a piece of land also
        offered an opportunity for city dwellers to indulge themselves in
        growing their own fruits and vegetables. To this day, May Day
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day> holidays remain a feature of
        Russian life allowing urban residents a long weekend to plant seeds
        and tend fruit trees as the ground defrosts from the long Russian
        winter.^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/] Since
        there are no other national holidays that are long enough for
        planting, many employers give their staff an extra day off
        specifically for that purpose.^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/]
        The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union saw the return to
        private land ownership. Most dachas have since been privatised and
        Russia is now the nation with the largest number of owners of second
        homes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_home>.^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/] The
        growth of living standards in recent years allowed many dacha owners
        to spend their discretionary income
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_income> on improvements.
        Thus, many recently built dachas are fully equipped houses suitable
        for use as permanent residences. The market-oriented economy
        transformed the dacha into an asset, which generally reflects the
        prosperity of its owner and can be freely traded in the real estate
        market.
        Due to the rapid increase in urbanization in Russia, many village
        houses are currently being sold to be used as dachas. Many Russian
        villages now have dachniki as temporary residents. Some villages
        have been fully transformed into dacha settlements, while some older
        dacha settlements often look like more permanent lodgings. The
        advantages of purchasing a dacha in a village usually are: lower
        costs, greater land area, and larger distances between houses. The
        disadvantages may include: lower-quality utilities, less security,
        and typically a farther distance to travel.


            Dacha farming

        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:E7159-Kstovo-industrial-right.jpg>

        The dacha plots (usually not more than 600 m² for Soviet collective
        farm labourers, more in other cases, often 1200 or 1500 m², but
        virtually never exceeding 0.96 ha) are too small to grow the needed
        amount of fruits and vegetables^[/citation needed
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>/] , thus
        sometimes they are also grown on separate dedicated plots of ground.
        In Soviet times and sometimes now, such dedicated plots of ground
        often were made of the unused sections of agricultural fields owned
        by collective farms <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_farms>.
        However, in rural areas, many dacha owners own a greater land area,
        and are able to grow the needed amount of fruits and vegetables
        right on their plot.
        Many small dacha plots, especially the ones that were recently
        purchased, are not used for large-scale fruit and vegetable farming.
        Instead, they are frequently used for gardening
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardening> and planting exotic plants.
        Due to the high costs of good equipment, even relatively large plots
        of ground are often cultivated manually using instruments such as a
        spade or a spading fork. In autumn the grown potatoes and other
        crops are gathered and transported to the city where they are stored
        in cellars, dugouts (usually located on unused plots of ground), or
        in personal automobile garages.
        Many Russians prefer to grow vegetables themselves because of the
        widespread (especially among the older part of the population)
        belief in the excessive use of agrochemicals in the store-bought
        vegetables, and the higher costs of the vegetables in the stores and
        bazaars <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar>. Also, growing one's
        own food supplies is a long-lived Russian tradition. Many affluent
        Russians practice that tradition.
        The most common dacha fruits in cool temperate regions of Russia are
        apple <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple>, blackcurrant
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcurrant>, redcurrant
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant>, gooseberry
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry>, raspberry
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry> and strawberry
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry> (sometimes also sour
        cherry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_cherry>, downy cherry
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downy_cherry>, plum
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum>, pear
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear>, sea-buckthorn
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-buckthorn>, /Actinidia kolomikta
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_kolomikta>/, black
        chokeberry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_chokeberry>,
        serviceberry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serviceberry>, sweetberry
        honeysuckle <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetberry_honeysuckle>,
        blackberry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry> and grape
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape>, but many of them are either
        rare or not hardy enough and require winter protection). Popular
        vegetables and herbs are potato
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato>, cucumber
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber>, zucchini
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini>, pumpkin
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin>, tomato
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato>, carrot
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot>, beetroot
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetroot>, cabbage
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage>, cauliflower
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauliflower>, radish
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radish>, turnip
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip>, onion
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion>, garlic
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic>, dill
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dill>, parsley
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley>, rhubarb
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb> and sorrel
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrel>.
        The means of transportation for people to get to their dachas,
        besides cars, are "water trams
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_trams>", buses and electric
        trains, colloquially called "elektrichka
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrichka>" (электри́чка). Due to the
        high number of people traveling to dachas
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachas> during the weekends
        (especially during the summer), traffic typically builds up around
        large cities, and elektrichkas
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrichka> and buses
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buses> become filled up.

        *
        OTHER LINKS:**

        http://www.sras.org/russian_dacha*


          Dacha Wanna Be Russian?
          A History of the Russian Dacha
          by Josh Wilson



        *http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/asebrant/life/dacha.html*


          Dacha - what does it mean for a Russian?



        http://blogs.dickinson.edu/russenviro/tag/dachas/


          Russia and the Environment <http://blogs.dickinson.edu/russenviro>



    
http://www.russia-now.info/russia/russia_news/russian_dacha_ensures_survival_and_livelihood_50.html


          Russian dacha ensures survival and livelihood




    
http://thebovine.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/in-1999-35-million-small-family-plots-produced-90-of-russias-potatoes-77-of-vegetables-87-of-fruits-59-of-meat-49-of-milk-way-to-go-people/


          In 1999, 35 million small family plots produced 90% of Russia’s
          potatoes, 77% of vegetables, 87% of fruits, 59% of meat, 49% of
          milk — way to go, people!


          Ringing Cedars Books Available Online

          * Posted by Shiva
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            at 10:09am in GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

   
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        Hello everyone. Just found that they have made these books available
        online:

        http://books.google.com/books?q=vladimir+megre&btnG=Search+Books

        These are actually not the complete books, but most of them seem to
        be almost complete. Reading online is probably not the best way to
        read the books, but if you don't have the money to buy them this is
        a good alternative. Note that this all legal and the publisher has
        given permission to Google Books to publish  this material.

        Enjoy!
        ~shiva



        Anastasia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=xXIgpMHJ4M4C&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            Anastasia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=xXIgpMHJ4M4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=1>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - Nature
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Nature%22>
        - 2008 - 236 pages
        You are about to read some of the most shocking revelations to
        appear in thousands of years of human history - so significant that
        they are changing the course of our destiny and rocking scientific
        and religious circles to the core.
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=xXIgpMHJ4M4C&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        The Space of Love

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=Vv5TCqgnJIsC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            The Space of Love

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=Vv5TCqgnJIsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=2>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - 2008 - 236 pages
        Nothing you have read in Books 1 and 2 has prepared you for Book
        3-The Space of Love.
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=Vv5TCqgnJIsC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        The Energy of Life

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=4UnQ8on1c9UC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            The Energy of Life

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=4UnQ8on1c9UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=3>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>,
        John Woodsworth

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22John+Woodsworth%22>
        - 2008 - 276 pages
        Book 7 of the remarkable Ringing Cedars Series - books that have
        sold over 10 million copies by word of mouth, translated into 20
        languages - now in English.
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=4UnQ8on1c9UC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        Rites of Love

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=96RtlHk0CJIC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            Rites of Love, Part 2

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=96RtlHk0CJIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=4>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - 2008 - 285 pages
        Over 10 million copies sold in 20 languages
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=96RtlHk0CJIC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        Who Are We?

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=PEtff6LNp1kC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            Who Are We?

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=PEtff6LNp1kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=5>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - Nature
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Nature%22>
        - 2008 - 264 pages
        The Ringing Cedars Series is creating a wave of excitement that is
        sweeping the globe with positive, life-transforming messages of pure
        love energy from the beautiful Anastasia.
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=PEtff6LNp1kC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        The Ringing Cedars of Russia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=AII26umzbpcC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            The Ringing Cedars of Russia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=AII26umzbpcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=6>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - Nature
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Nature%22>
        - 2008 - 243 pages
        After rising rapidly to the top of national best-seller lists,
        first-time author Vladimir Megr has some explaining to do.
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=AII26umzbpcC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        The New Civilisation

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=BKdPuXJlTjoC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            The New Civilisation

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=BKdPuXJlTjoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=7>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - Nature
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Nature%22>
        - 2005 - 238 pages
        Over 10 million copies sold in 20 language
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=BKdPuXJlTjoC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        Co-Creation

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=375jvKmQgw8C&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            Co-Creation

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=375jvKmQgw8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=8>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>,
        John Woodsworth

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22John+Woodsworth%22>,
        Leonid Sharashkin

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Leonid+Sharashkin%22>
        - 2008 - 253 pages
        Over 10 million copies sold in 20 languages
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=375jvKmQgw8C&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        The Book of Kin

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=iIrsjPO8KbcC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            The Book of Kin

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=iIrsjPO8KbcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=9>

        Vladimir Megré

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Vladimir+Megr%C3%A9%22>
        - Nature
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Nature%22>
        - 2008 - 273 pages
        Over 10 million copies sold in 20 languages
        Limited preview - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=iIrsjPO8KbcC&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -
                

        Anastasia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=kOYvAQAAIAAJ&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>



            Anastasia

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=kOYvAQAAIAAJ&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD&cd=10>

        Stephen Flaherty

   
<http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Stephen+Flaherty%22>,
        Lynn Ahrens

   <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Lynn+Ahrens%22>
        - Music
        <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Music%22> -
        1997 - 94 pages
        No preview available - About this book

   
<http://books.google.com/books?id=kOYvAQAAIAAJ&dq=vladimir+megre&ei=yAwdUMyqKcjjUNr_gegD>
        -