Mark Fisher

The reality of nostalgia is nowhere better invoked than at the end of Tarkovsky's 'Solaris.' When the camera pans away from Kelvin embracing his father on the rain-soaked steps of his dacha, we realise that the scene is yet another of the simulations produced by the inscrutable planet.

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Luke Harding

By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.

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Dachas are a part of Russian lifestyle, a getaway to nature and relaxation from urban life.

Cultural Retreat

Ownership of a dacha often indicates a family's social status and wealth in these regions.

Socioeconomic Status

Dachas are common places for gatherings with family and friends during warm seasons.

Social Gathering

Gardening at the dacha is not just a hobby but a way to grow food and achieve self-sufficiency.

Self-Sufficiency

Working on the dacha plot is often associated with a simple, grounded lifestyle in nature.

Social Identity

A dacha can symbolize personal freedom—space away from societal pressures and regulations.

Symbol of Freedom

 We arrived at one of the most sinister buildings I've ever seen in my life. His private residence, his private dacha. And it was surrounded by a two-story high security wall with snipers all the way along the top. As I get out of the limo,

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 water to drink he's using the car he's using the car as cover he's using the car in front of us as cover the dacha is thinking about coming for a drink this is astounding we're not going to do an