A new exhibit devoted to the origins and history of the Russian tea ceremony and the samovar has opened at the All-Russian Decorative Art Museum in Moscow. An RBTH correspondent spoke with the curator ...

Q: My grandmother purchased this samovar in 1967 when she was in Iran. I am very interested to know its origins, age and value. A: In Russian, the word "samovar" means "self-boiler" or "self-brewer," ...

A samovar, a tall metal container that heats water to make tea, is well known in Russia but often is confusing to browsing customers at an antique show. The anatomy of the samovar, first made in ...

Long before access to hot water was so readily available, people have enjoyed a hot cup of tea or coffee with their breakfast. For our ancestors, the process was just a little more involved than ...

Old Believers in the Peipsiveere region have successfully advocated for their samovar tea-drinking tradition to be recognized as part of Estonia's intangible cultural heritage. On Saturday, local ...