The work deals with a country house, today known as the Russian Dacha, located at Zgornje Gameljne 18 and was used by bourgeoisie as their holiday home. It first focuses on explaining the term dacha, then describes the connection of the country house, today's Russian Dacha, with the Slovenian national style from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The work also describes the national identity and the Art Nouveau style of that period. It then introduces the Russian Dacha as a country house used by bourgeoisie for vacationing, its history, especially ownership, where Franc Petrič and Aleš Musar played key roles at the beginning of the 20th and 21st century respectively, it describes how the renovation of the exterior and interior was carried out, how it is connected with the national style and Russia, what objects are on display in it, and how the current equipment of the house reflects its modern purpose.
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