There are no hot showers in Russian villages, but every hostess has a Russian bath-house. Wooden pit toilets without water are typical for a Russian village. There is gas, plumbing and refrigerators in the majority of peasant houses. Teams will live and work in the same place with a few one-day reconnaissance visits to neighboring villages. Distances between these villages and the base village will be from 2 to 7 kilometers.
Local food includes potatoes, carrots, spring onions, buckwheat, rice, millet and bread.
The main sorts of meat are beef and pork. Bread is available in every village store. There will be plenty of milk and eggs. Volunteers and PIs will share responsibility for cooking and cleanup. An interest in Russian folk and contemporary culture is the most desirable trait necessary.