Key Elements of Ordynskaya Rospis
Here we explore the key images that inspired the artist: nature, animals, plants, and traditional motifs of a Siberian village. Each one has its own story and a fascinating fact behind it.
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奥尔登斯卡娅装饰画的主要元素
这里介绍启发艺术家创作的主要形象：自然、动物、植物，以及西伯利亚村庄的传统图案。每一个形象都有自己的故事，也都有一个令人惊叹的有趣事实。
Siberian Village
西伯利亚村庄
Traditional Russian Log House | 传统俄罗斯木屋
The floor of an old Russian log house could be built without a single nail. Wooden parts were joined together, while the structure was held in place by tightly fitted logs and wooden joinery.
一座古老的俄罗斯木屋，其地板甚至可以完全不用一根钉子建造。 木制部件彼此连接，整个结构则依靠严密拼合的原木和木榫结构固定在一起。
Russian Steam Bath | 俄罗斯蒸汽浴室
A log-built steam bath can smell like the forest even without any fragrances. When heated, the wood releases natural volatile compounds, making its woody scent especially strong.
木制蒸汽浴室即使不使用任何香料，也能散发出森林般的气息。 木材受热后会释放天然挥发性化合物，使其木质香气更加浓郁。
Haystack | 干草垛
A properly built haystack can survive the winter almost like a giant natural thermos. Tightly packed hay lets very little water through and maintains a relatively stable temperature inside.
建造得当的干草垛可以像一个巨大的天然保温瓶一样度过整个冬季。 紧密堆积的干草几乎不让水分渗入，同时能够保持内部相对稳定的温度。
Animals
动物
Moose | 驼鹿
It doesn’t just swim — sometimes it dives underwater for food.
它不仅会游泳——有时还会潜入水下寻找食物。
Black Grouse | 黑琴鸡
In spring, black grouse hold real «tournaments» at dawn. Males gather in the same place and compete for females — flapping their wings, hissing, and making deep, booming sounds.
春天的黎明时分，黑琴鸡会举行真正的“比武大会”。 雄鸟会聚集在同一个地方争夺雌鸟，通过拍打翅膀、发出嘶嘶声以及低沉而响亮的鸣叫来一决高下。
Female Black Grouse | 雌性黑琴鸡
She can pretend to be injured to lure a predator away from her chicks.
她会假装受伤，把捕食者引开，以保护自己的幼鸟。
Squirrel | 松鼠
It hides seeds, forgets some of its caches, and new trees can grow from them.
它会把种子藏起来，之后忘记其中一些藏匿地点，而新的树木就可能从这些种子中生长出来。
Magpie | 喜鹊
It belongs to a very small group of animals capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror.
它属于极少数能够在镜子中认出自己的动物之一。
Sturgeon | 鲟鱼
Some sturgeon can live for more than 100 years, and adults can grow to enormous sizes.
有些鲟鱼可以活过100年，成年后还能长到非常巨大的体型。
Crucian Carp | 鲫鱼
Crucian carp can survive the winter with almost no oxygen. They can tolerate extremely harsh conditions in frozen-over bodies of water where other fish would die.
鲫鱼在几乎没有氧气的情况下也能度过冬季。 它们能够忍受冰封水域中的极端恶劣环境，而其他鱼类可能会因此死亡。
Plants
植物
Rowan | 花楸树
Rowan is one of the few trees whose berries can remain on the branches throughout the winter. They become especially important food for birds when almost no other food is left.
花楸树是少数果实能够整个冬季留在枝头的树木之一。 当几乎没有其他食物可供选择时，这些果实就会成为鸟类非常重要的食物来源。
Spruce | 云杉
Spruce trees can grow where there is too little light for many other trees. Their needles are adapted to make efficient use of weak light, allowing young spruces to survive for years beneath the forest canopy.
云杉能够在许多其他树木无法获得足够光照的地方生长。 它的针叶适应了对微弱光线的高效利用，使幼年云杉能够在森林冠层下存活多年。
Pine | 松树
A pine tree can literally «drink» water from the ground and transport it dozens of meters upward. Water moves from the roots to the top of the tree through its vascular system, driven in part by evaporation through the needles.
松树真的可以从地下“喝”水，并将水输送到几十米高的树冠。 水通过树木的维管系统从根部向上运输，其中一部分动力来自针叶的蒸腾作用。
Berry Bush | 浆果灌木
Some berry bushes can reproduce not only through seeds but also through their roots. A new bush can effectively become an extension of the old one, so entire thickets can sometimes be one interconnected organism.
一些浆果灌木不仅可以通过种子繁殖，还可以通过根系繁殖。 新长出的灌木实际上可能成为原有植株的延伸，因此，一整片灌木丛有时可能就是一个相互连接的有机体。