Staging includes green apples.
Tasteful friends, please rate this russian kitchen
by Anonymous | reply 93 | October 28, 2020 11:41 AM |
Struggling to hold on to a tiny glimmer of beauty with those tattered counter covers.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 26, 2020 5:01 AM |
I think those are onions, but I'm not sure. Anyway, 2 ptomains out of 10.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 26, 2020 5:05 AM |
You mean that Russian kitchen from 1930?
Modern Russian homes do not look like this, people.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 26, 2020 5:05 AM |
The Kremlin pic on the white cabinet door ties it all together.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 26, 2020 5:06 AM |
[quote] Modern Russian homes do not look like this, people.
Yes, they do. The staging bowl of onions are fresh so I doubt the pic was from 1930.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 26, 2020 5:09 AM |
I don't mind it. It looks functional and authentic. I could easily work with it.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 26, 2020 5:12 AM |
It is tidy, looks functional, and is beautiful in its own way.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 26, 2020 5:15 AM |
Oh my God I would slit my wrists if that was my kitchen!
by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 26, 2020 5:16 AM |
The trash can above the stove looks difficult to reach.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 26, 2020 5:18 AM |
I think that's a kerosene or propane tank for the stove.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 26, 2020 5:25 AM |
There’s a Brezhnev poster so it’s 1970s.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 26, 2020 5:39 AM |
Just six families had to share!
by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 26, 2020 5:40 AM |
That's a poster for the rock group "Brezhnev", R11
by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 26, 2020 6:00 AM |
So it’s even more recent.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 26, 2020 6:06 AM |
[quote]Modern Russian homes do not look like this, people.
Are you kidding? There are American kitchens that look like that, “people.”
Meanwhile yes it’s shabby but it’s clearly heavily used. I’ll bet a lot of delicious food has been cooked there. Sorry OP.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 26, 2020 6:07 AM |
Christ, the way they lived for the so-called Greater Good. Meanwhile all the top Communist party members lived almost as if they were well-off in the West.
Same in China.
It's not an accident that they eat all kinds of animals, including dogs and cats, under communism. The sweetest and friendliest of those dogs and cats were the first to go because they were easy slaughter.
Communism creates barbarians.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 26, 2020 6:07 AM |
Many potatoes.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | October 26, 2020 6:08 AM |
It's hideous, just like teh nasty Russian food that likely comes from it!
by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 26, 2020 6:18 AM |
R19 thinks cooking is clicking on the Uber Eats tile.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | October 26, 2020 6:21 AM |
Krokodil lab? What a sty.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | October 26, 2020 6:28 AM |
It can't be Russian if there's no wallpaper.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 26, 2020 6:35 AM |
Russians carry Hep C and TB, just say no to that food.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | October 26, 2020 6:37 AM |
@r13, That IKEA kitchen is 14,090 Rubles, so about 150 bucks American? Not bad ;-)
by Anonymous | reply 24 | October 26, 2020 6:41 AM |
If Trump stays in power ALL AMERICAN KITCHENS WILL LOOK LIKE THIS .
by Anonymous | reply 25 | October 26, 2020 6:43 AM |
It lacks vodka
by Anonymous | reply 26 | October 26, 2020 6:47 AM |
Communism creates filth. Just like the ones who hacked our election last time, and doubtless, this time.
Communism is fucking disgusting.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 26, 2020 6:47 AM |
Most Russian kitchens TODAY look very Ikea-like. Believe it or not, Russians have Ikea, as well as stores like Home Depot, too.
Little-known secret: half the shit Ikea sells is a Soviet design, just with modern color scheme. Flat-pack furniture was the norm in the SU, because it let them outsource its assembly to the buyers, and was easier to carry up 9 flights of stairs in a building with no (working) elevator. Look at old photos of 1970s East German homes... change the color scheme, and it's basically 21st-century Ikea.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | October 26, 2020 6:47 AM |
Is this the kitchen of a dacha?
by Anonymous | reply 29 | October 26, 2020 6:55 AM |
Poverty is so funny!
by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 26, 2020 6:58 AM |
Russians are not known for their cleanliness.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 26, 2020 6:59 AM |
Nice high ceilings
by Anonymous | reply 32 | October 26, 2020 7:14 AM |
Loving the open plan layout with the gorgeous island. Would make it so easy to keep an eye on the kiddos in the snug on their PlayStation while I whip up a batch of my famous extra-yummers borscht!
by Anonymous | reply 33 | October 26, 2020 7:46 AM |
IT'S NOT OPEN CONCEPT!!!! WE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN!!!
by Anonymous | reply 34 | October 26, 2020 12:21 PM |
Is that owned by a lazy Russian troll who gets paid by the word?
by Anonymous | reply 35 | October 26, 2020 12:27 PM |
It's the breakroom at an internet troll farm. Max capacity is 50 people.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | October 26, 2020 12:27 PM |
Mama!
by Anonymous | reply 37 | October 26, 2020 12:38 PM |
Whoever distressed the paint on the kitchen island did an amazing job. It’s totally convincing. To complete our shabby chic look, I’m just going to replace the knobs with something that sparkles and we’ll be all set.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | October 26, 2020 12:39 PM |
Symbolic of the state of most of Russia.--biggest country in the world by landmass but contributes to less than 2% of the world economy. 2%!!!!!!
What a sucky country
by Anonymous | reply 39 | October 26, 2020 12:56 PM |
A new coat of paint and a dishwasher would do wonders.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | October 26, 2020 1:01 PM |
I actually love the blue wall color because I've painted my own kitchen in a very similar color. But I wouldn't eat or even touch anything at all in that filthy kitchen. NOPE. Even not with a tall glass of wodka to disinfect everything...
by Anonymous | reply 41 | October 26, 2020 1:03 PM |
Looks much better than all the plastic shit kitchens people have nowadays that they barely use because they either eat out or have food delivered.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | October 26, 2020 1:20 PM |
What is "tastefully rustic?"
by Anonymous | reply 43 | October 26, 2020 1:23 PM |
Ohmigosh, ohmigosh, it’s shabby chic!
by Anonymous | reply 44 | October 26, 2020 1:27 PM |
Poverty? Like your mother had her own kitchen!
by Anonymous | reply 45 | October 26, 2020 2:58 PM |
I could live with it, but it needs a massive cleaning as well as fresh paint. I've traveled extensively throughout France and I've stayed in small village houses, as well as rustic homes in hamlets with similar kitchens.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | October 26, 2020 3:01 PM |
All the invisible issues such as asbestos filled pipes, and uncontrollable mold from rotting wood pipes - a perfect food supply for more mold and fungus spreading and infecting everyone - is the most disturbing aspect of this photo. Combined with stubborn filth, germs such as Bacillus, Micrococcus, Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus makes this little culinary nook a health hazard. Since the average floor has about 764 bacteria per square inch, I'd guess the floor in OP's pic has around 854,000 bacteria per square inch. Makes Rikers Island jail look positively homey.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | October 26, 2020 3:16 PM |
Someone has a thing for oven paddles, amirite?
by Anonymous | reply 48 | October 26, 2020 3:22 PM |
Looks like my first studio apartment in the tenderloin, San Francisco circa 1968. There was one electrical outlet in the kitchen area. To iron, I had to unplug the frig to use the pull down ironing board. as well as to use the hot plate. The counters had 20 years of contact paper.
And yet, I can still remember how deliriously happy I was to be young and gay and on my own in SF.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | October 26, 2020 3:28 PM |
My friend Vlad told me to say I love this kitchen. I LOVE THIS KITCHEN.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | October 26, 2020 4:45 PM |
Just from a visual sense I love it - it looks like the set for a film. "Commie-Block of the Damned" or "Attack of the Killer Babushka" or something.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | October 26, 2020 5:12 PM |
Gosh, DL people, it's a photograph of a kitchen where poor people live.
Should we faint, die, or throw up?
by Anonymous | reply 52 | October 26, 2020 5:35 PM |
[quote]Capitalism creates barbarians.
Fixed that for ya.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | October 26, 2020 5:39 PM |
J'adore r53.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | October 26, 2020 6:27 PM |
Here's another and this is current. One can identify a common design style.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | October 26, 2020 6:34 PM |
I rate it "Condemned."
by Anonymous | reply 56 | October 26, 2020 7:28 PM |
The distressed look is very trendy!
by Anonymous | reply 57 | October 26, 2020 7:38 PM |
Rate it filthy.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | October 26, 2020 7:42 PM |
I always thought the hot water heater hung on the wall was so charming. If it has an open flame, so much the better. I am less partial to my washables drip drying over the borscht.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | October 26, 2020 7:44 PM |
Funniest thread in a long time!!
by Anonymous | reply 60 | October 26, 2020 8:46 PM |
[quote] A new coat of paint and a dishwasher would do wonders.
There is a dishwasher. She’s just not in the picture.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | October 26, 2020 8:47 PM |
I wish my kitchen was that clean.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | October 26, 2020 8:53 PM |
Google'ing around a bit, this looks like a fairly middle of the road late-1980s (in 2020) Russian kitchen with original cabinets. Nothing special, but nothing particularly shocking, either. The sink is definitely on the small side & it really needs a dishwasher... but then again, you could say the same thing about most of the kitchens in New York City. At least Russians don't have showers and bath tubs in the middle of their kitchens (Google it, it's actually a real thing in New York).
Interestingly, Russians seem to overwhelmingly prefer (and have) big refrigerators, just like Americans (and unlike many Europeans, who seem to be perfectly content to make do with refrigerators only slightly larger than American college students regard as barely large enough to use in their dorm rooms.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | October 27, 2020 12:15 AM |
I'm not sure what to make of this one... the door style screams "expensive 1960s-1970s US", but I can't even imagine someone putting in brand new cabinets like that NOW, so I'm guessing whomever had that kitchen done was probably a fairly high-ranking government official, back when having a kitchen like this MEANT you were a fairly high-ranking government official.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | October 27, 2020 12:26 AM |
And, finally, a somewhat recently-remodeled khruschyovka kitchen that clearly came straight from Ikea. I'm not personally a fan of lime green, but I'd say she pulled it off well and did a nice job. Well, except for the curtain, which kind of messes up the whole sleek minimalist Ikea vibe by virtue of just being too busy and folksy.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | October 27, 2020 12:35 AM |
Scabby chic.
Russtic.
Like Mama's Place - in the Mausoleum.
The floor has much more fond than any pot there ever did.
The tea made from the samovar and the plain water from the spigot are the same color. Pale brown.
There are 1,000 more just like it. In Chernobyl. (Yeah, it's in Ukraine, but the furnishings are from 1962 when Chernobyl was USSRish.)
by Anonymous | reply 66 | October 27, 2020 12:40 AM |
When I lived in Japan, I had a kitchen that looked like this (and it was typical). My fridge was probably even smaller than the one in the photo. The kitchen in the photo looks like it has 4 burners; my apartment only had 2 burners. I had a drying rack over the sink. No oven.
Somehow, it was fine.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | October 27, 2020 12:57 AM |
WHERE is the dishwasher/
by Anonymous | reply 68 | October 27, 2020 1:40 AM |
I like that they all have high ceilings. Ceilings in American houses were typically 8 ft high until the recent american style of having random jagged peaked ceilings here & there, and impractical 2 story foyers.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | October 27, 2020 2:00 AM |
I grew up poor & we had a tiny galley kitchen and I don’t think we had any matching plates or silverware. Our two sharp knives came from the gas station. The dishes were probably hand me downs from movie theaters or detergent boxes. I know that makes no sense to anyone under 60.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | October 27, 2020 2:02 AM |
No range hood -- sorry, I can't.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | October 27, 2020 2:03 AM |
The hanging dish towel pulleys probably streamline cleaning up after the meal.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | October 27, 2020 2:08 AM |
I love the sight of the laptop with the DL front page and a newly started thread on Hunter Biden.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | October 27, 2020 2:08 AM |
Whomever says that doesn't look like a current Russian kitchen has never been in the country outside Moscow. That's is exactly what the average peasant kitchen looks like...the same with Romania, or most any former eastern bloc country. The poverty is astounding.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | October 27, 2020 2:12 AM |
"WHERE is the dishwasher?"
She was outside beating the laundry on a rock.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | October 27, 2020 2:14 AM |
[quote] I love the sight of the laptop with the DL front page and a newly started thread on Hunter Biden.
R73 = 🤣🤣🤣
by Anonymous | reply 76 | October 27, 2020 2:26 AM |
Needs more leftover borscht.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | October 27, 2020 2:49 AM |
I'll take this one. It comes with a babushka.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | October 27, 2020 3:16 AM |
What apple recipes were being made in that kitchen?
by Anonymous | reply 80 | October 27, 2020 4:42 AM |
Polonium Infused Apple Surprise
by Anonymous | reply 81 | October 27, 2020 5:50 AM |
[quote] Oh my God I would slit my wrists if that was my kitchen!
You'd have to stand up while you did it, R8.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | October 27, 2020 8:10 PM |
It's demo day!
by Anonymous | reply 83 | October 27, 2020 8:23 PM |
My old Aunt Sal always said she never baked a cake as good as the ones she would bake in her wood stove in the cabin.
They had well water and no running water. She had to heat water for doing dishes, washing, bathing, cleaning and laundry. People still talked about how great it was when they finally got electricity, but it was unreliable so people kept their kerosene lamps and candles. No telephones, of course.
Ozarks.
No, not the Clampetts. Although squirrel, raccoon and possum were on the menu at times. Sal would also keep her chicks and hens under the kitchen table, if the hunting dogs indicated a fox, weasel or raccoon was around. But her place was clean.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | October 27, 2020 10:58 PM |
I can smell the cabbage cooking!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 85 | October 27, 2020 11:07 PM |
Is paint hard to come by? They need a Хоум Депо, amiright Boris?
by Anonymous | reply 86 | October 27, 2020 11:17 PM |
Big Sally sounds lovely, r85, but how could her place be clean with all that chicken shit under the table?
Not to mention the squirrels, possums, and raccoons.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | October 27, 2020 11:23 PM |
Oilcloth is making a comeback I see!
by Anonymous | reply 88 | October 27, 2020 11:55 PM |
I wish loincloths would.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | October 28, 2020 12:11 AM |
“What a dump.”
by Anonymous | reply 90 | October 28, 2020 12:54 AM |
How revolting.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | October 28, 2020 1:03 AM |
It's nothing a bolt of felt and a sconce from a flea market can't fix. Total cost to spruce up the place: 1470.69 rubles.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | October 28, 2020 2:39 AM |
There's no oven range hood. This kitchen doesn't seem up to code.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | October 28, 2020 11:41 AM |