Pre-1920 Russian log barns?

[WuZhuiQiu]

Hi, has anybody come across images of pre-1920 Russian log barns? I have a  conversion idea for some Pegasus kits, but would like to find some images of prototypes before starting anything.

A Google search has turned up a 19th century painting of a barn interior, a photograph of a barn door, and photographs of barns on stilts (granaries?) at Suzdal, but I am looking for exterior views or drawings.

Thanks!

[Schogun]

Not sure what "Ancient" means, but here's one that could be close enough:

http://www.colourbox.com/image/ancient-log-house-in-an-old-russian-village-image-2524115

[Rivera]

If you Google 'Crimean War' or 'Balaclava' in their Images section then you might get lucky as a bloke called Roger Fenton was out there at the time and took some really interesting photographs not only of the battlefields but also of soldiers in Russian billets.

[sukhe_bator]

This model of a Siberian was based on archival photos and architectural styles I'd seen on the web, and is pretty easy to achieve in 15mm.
The key with any building is to understand how it was used... In most European barns there is a cross passage with a threshing floor so farmers can thresh and winnow with a slight draught but under cover of the elements. The sides are used for storage and there is sometimes a hay loft in the eaves...


With log cabins, where timber is plentiful, there is no need to dress the timber or plank it, but doing so makes it go further and roofs of course require lighter timbers... Anglo Saxon dwellings used whole logs or split logs before metalworking caught up and pit saws could plank a trunk effectively.