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Antonovka is a group of late-fall or early-winter apple cultivars with a strong acid flavor that have been popular in Russia, the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire. The most popular of them is Common Antonovka (Антоновка обыкновенная), from which other cultivars are derived. Ivan Bunin's early short story, Antonovka Apples (1900), is a sort of ode to this apple cultivar.
Its popularity is explained by the Antonovka's ability to sustain long harsh winters typical for some regions of Russia and for its superior preservation qualities. Sometimes nicknamed "the people's apple" (народное яблоко), it was especially popular among the dacha owners, and remains widely grown at dachas in many Post-Soviet states. Due to the relatively low ratio of sugars in the fruit, Antonovka apples are especially well-suited for apple pies and late apple wine. The taste of the wine is noticeably lighter than wine from sweeter cultivars.
While the fruit-bearing trees have not received a wide recognition outside the former Soviet Union, many nurseries do use Antonovka rootstocks, since they impart a degree of winter-hardiness to the grafted varieties.
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