Oh yes, Slovakia borders Russia and has a region that is chock full of wooden churches that are 1000 years old. These beautiful buildings are built without nails — carefully fitted together piece by piece. They reminded me of the little Russian church that used to be in Fort Ross in CA — a remnant of the Russian occupation of the region before the US purchased Alaska and Northern CA from the Russians. Unfortunately some idiots set fire to that darling little church and burned it to the ground in the 1960s. Certain woods may be impervious to rot, but they cannot withstand idiots who set fire to them!
I would love to go on a tour of Eastern Europe and the balkans someday.
My ancestor's land. The call of home for us Slavs.