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Originally Posted by charlestonian
Are they similar to Turkish baths?
They are more close to Finnish sauna than Turkish bath.
Turkish bath has a rather cold steam.
Finnish sauna has a hot dry air.
Russian banya takes the advantages of both.
At the beginning your rise the air temperature just like in a sauna and after some time when temperature decreases a little you add slightly a steam.
After temperature decreases there is a sort of massage procedure using веник.
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