Older even than the Tsar -- The great healer -- Soot, dirt, and human flesh packed together -- Our people love the banya but nothing good comes of it -- The onslaught of civilazation -- Either socialism will defeat the louse or the louce will defeat socialism -- Things are bad on the banya front -- Here nobody is naked, there is no need for shame -- The banya... is it still necessary? -- In the banya I changed my world view
Summary
The first history of the banya, this book offers a sweeping cultural history of an institution that is emblematic of Russian identity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 19, 2020)