Grass has a couple different meanings to us Americans. There is that fine grass called Acapulco Gold that you smoke and grass that grows in your front/back yards. Well, unfortunately for some, we’re not going to talk about any Acapulco Gold and what we like to munch on when we smoke it.
But why on God’s green earth would you be talking about grass? You may be asking this question to yourself right now. Maybe what’s going through you mind is that I’ve smoked too much of that other stuff (maybe you’re right!) and I’ve finally lost it. Please keep reading because believe it or not this article does have something to do with Russia.
Ok, trust me. There really is a reason we decided to discuss grass, really! It is because we have been rehabilitating our front yard and getting the back yard ready to lay some sod. Some of our Russian friends thought we were crazy to waste time and money on this while others liked the idea of grass. Well, the bottom line is that we really like the idea of having a nice green lawn and not just dirt (mud too) and weeds for the dog to track into the house.
But the real point of this article is to discuss Russian yards. Since I have never been to Russia in the summer, I didn’t know if anyone grew grass (as we know it) in Russia. You see, it’s impossible to see anyone’s yard in the winter. There is probably 6 – 12 inches of ice on the ground throughout the winter months. Not to mention that most people live in apartments and therefore don’t have a yard. I started asking my wife questions about it and researching the internet. I came up with some different things.
Typical Russian Apartment
When my wife was growing up in the Soviet Union, her parents had a house. During those years that they lived there, their yard and all of the neighbor’s yards never had grass. In Russia, before, during and after the Soviet Union, yards were/are used to grow vegetables, herbs, etc. You may even find pigs and chickens there. Just like a regular farm as we may know it, only a smaller version.
But times are changing slowly, but surely. The ways of the western world are slowly creeping into Russia. I have read that it is not uncommon to find grass in a yard in Moscow now. But Moscow is the biggest city in Russia and see’s more western influence. The Russian ways will not disappear overnight. Traditions are very strong there, but American and European things and ideas are very much in demand. Russia will change in time, but all countries change with time whether it be good or bad.
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