Dacha look down upon as reflecting the nouveau-riche tastes of their owners—and feature ostentatious items such as marble statues, fountains and exotic plants. Some have state-of-the-art sporting facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, multiple tennis courts and stables for race horses. A few privately owned estates even have small forests and lakes. Wealthy Russians have also bought up many of the tsarist-era dachas of the aristocracy, and Soviet-era dachas of artists and intellectuals. Types of houses or gardens similar to the "dacha": Dacha A dacha () is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of Russian
Russians of Croatia was largely abandoned. Nevertheless, the number of Russians in Croatia nearly doubled in the period between 1991 and 2011. Russians of Croatia Russians of Croatia (, ) are one of 22 national minorities of Croatia. According to the 2011 Census, there were 1,279 Croatian citizens in the country, who identified themselves as Russians, most of them living in Zagreb. Ethnic Russians in Croatia, who are citizens of Croatia, are expressly cited as one of 22 national minorities recognised by the Constitution of Croatia. According to 2011 Census, there were 1,279 Russians in Croatia. Historically, notable figures include: , a principal