daça

right|300px|thumb|Soviet-era dacha with hammer and sickle in Yekaterinburg A dacha () is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, '''') or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbuilding, is not considered a dacha, although some dachas recently have been converted to year-round residences and vice versa.