Russian stove

The Russian stove (Russian: русская печь) is a unique and special universal stove oven in stove masonry craftsmanship that first appeared in the 15th century or earlier. It is used for different purposes, combining in themselves the best combination of all functionality of other stoves, ovens and fireplaces as well, such as: baking, cooking, domestic heating, drying plants and mushrooms, bathing, sleeping and curing body of a man (it has a heating bed) as well as smoking food, ventilation of a house, and just as a heating fireplace – in traditional Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Belarusian households. The Russian stove burns only firewood.