Museum. Samovar's forefathers | ||
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Samovar's forefathers |
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Tea was a competitor of sbiten, the most favourite drink in Russia. Its components are: hot water, medicinal herbs and honey. ![]() Tea-pot samovar (sbitennik). Red copper. Late 18th cent. In the 18-th century in the Urals and Tula samovar-kitchens were invented, they were divided into three parts — in two of them the meals was cooked, in the third — tea. Sbitennik and samovar-kitchen were samovar prototypes. ![]() Tea-pot samovar. Red copper, brass. Late 18th cent. |
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