Banya offers a stripped-back experience with nary a fluffy towel or wind chime to be found. These bathhouses have become the ...

MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he enjoyed going to banya, which is to some extent a Russian equivalent of a Finnish sauna, but he is not inviting there ...

As a Slavic studies major, you explore the contemporary culture, film, theater ... You have plenty of opportunities to use your Russian, with trips to Brighton Beach, the Russian banya (public bath) ...

All of this is technically what you can expect when you step inside Banya – a traditional Russian bathhouse ... But community is central to bathhouse culture – the whole idea of visiting ...