Thread: Tapestries in every home?

My friend was showing me pictures of his family when he lived in the Ukraine and the one thing I noticed is that in every picture that was taken indoors, whether it was his family, or friends' house they all had tapestries hanging on many of the walls.

When I look at Russian photos on the web I see this as well.

Is there a practical purpose for hanging these (like for keeping the homes warmer) or is this simply tradition?

Originally Posted by MagellanTX

My friend was showing me pictures of his family when he lived in the Ukraine and the one thing I noticed is that in every picture that was taken indoors, whether it was his family, or friends' house they all had tapestries hanging on many of the walls.

When I look at Russian photos on the web I see this as well.

Is there a practical purpose for hanging these (like for keeping the homes warmer) or is this simply tradition?

Back in USSR it was a sign of wealth Now it's only a tradition, inertness of thought, maybe. When tapestries were not only expensive but hard to get also people didn't want them to be stepped on so they hanged them to the walls instead Maybe some 30-40 years ago there was a sense to keep warmth in but now it's unnesessary.

Originally Posted by Ramil

... also people didn't want them to be stepped on so they hanged them to the walls instead

I don't think it was the reason, since people had tapestries on the floor as well.
But it's true that the tapestry on the wall was one of the signs of good living, and often the first thing people bought for their new apartment were furniture and these tapestries.
It's considered somewhat outdated for the last 10-15 years, and younger generations, going for the 'western' interior design, tend to break this tradition. You still can see a lot of wall tapestries in older apartments, though.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

You still can see a lot of wall tapestries in older apartments, though.

And that makes my brain ache.

PS: TY for your constant and helpful corrections basurero

I never saw many tapestries, but almost every flat and house has a Persian-type carpet/rug on the wall.

I always assumed it was a combination of sound attenuation and insulation. It's decorative, too, if that is your taste. Я предпочитаю Евро-ремонт.

Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot

"евроремонт"

Originally Posted by Leof

And that makes my brain ache.

Maybe some 30-40 years ago the point/reason was to keep warmth in but now it's unnesessary.

Originally Posted by MagellanTX

Is there a practical purpose for hanging these (like for keeping the homes warmer) or is this simply tradition?

The purpose is to collect dust.

Это грязная правда!

Originally Posted by Leof

Это грязная правда!

It's a reason to take it outdoors when the first snow falls and beat it to death with a stick

Originally Posted by MagellanTX

My friend was showing me pictures of his family when he lived in the Ukraine and the one thing I noticed is that in every picture that was taken indoors, whether it was his family, or friends' house they all had tapestries hanging on many of the walls.

When I look at Russian photos on the web I see this as well.

Is there a practical purpose for hanging these (like for keeping the homes warmer) or is this simply tradition?

sometimes its better to just say its style, no matter how weird. Like in America. Why do you have all those shutters (sp?) outside near your windows? What purpose do those serve? it always confuses me!

Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot

I never saw many tapestries, but almost every flat and house has a Persian-type carpet/rug on the wall.

Yeah, I talked about Persian-type rugs too. I just assumed they are called tapestries. )))
Some of them (rugs) are really nice. I like the one on the wall of my mother's apartment, it's nicely colored (not red) and the pattern is nice. But the whole air these tapestries/rugs give (old unfashionable babushkas/dedushkas lair) is irritating to many people now.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Yeah, I was talking about Persian-type rugs too. I just assumed they are called tapestries. )))

If I interpreted you correctly.

Originally Posted by basurero

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Yeah, I was talking about Persian-type rugs too. I just assumed they are called tapestries. )))

If I interpreted you correctly.

He is correcto.... It is "I was talking"

Originally Posted by Ramil

Originally Posted by Leof

Это грязная правда!

It's a reason to take it outdoors when the first snow falls and beat it to death with a stick

Actually, you hit the nail on the head. Tapestries were originally held explicitly for this purpose. In the older days, before tapestries, the men would beat their wives to death with sticks when the first snow fell, but that got messy and counterproductive so they switched to tapestries instead. After a while the men got bored, lost the initial interest in beating things to death and let the women carry the tradition with the tapestries... Amazing, isn't it?

basurero, giovanni, thanks for correction.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

basurero, giovanni, thanks for correction.

No thanks to KV for the story?

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

basurero, giovanni, thanks for correction.

No thanks to KV for the story?

fairy tails do not get credit, sorry

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

basurero, giovanni, thanks for correction.

No thanks to KV for the story?

Thanks, I laughed all the story through.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

basurero, giovanni, thanks for the correction.

Не за что!