The physical layout of Russian villages in the 19th and early 20th centuries varied only slightly from region to region.
Winter in Zaozerye, Arkhangel'sk Province
Summer in Tamitsa, Arkhangel'sk Province
A row of wooden houses lining a river bank or a dirt road, spaced far enough apart to avoid the spread of fire, a church and bathhouse, windmills, storage sheds, and other outbuildings were the main features.
