

Russian language. #1. A to ... Я, or Latin vs Cyrillic.
In the beginning, the Slavs made attempts to write ‘with strokes and notches’, and later they tried to use Greek and Latin letters for...


Russian ceremonies. #1. Russian tchaepitie (Tea drinking).
Well, Russians adopted tea from China and became great lovers of this drink. And they even created a unique technique of making tea. And...


Russian Ceremonies. #5. Russian tea brands.
Initially, the idea to cultivate tea plant at the Southern territories of the Russian Empire (near Kizlyar, the Caspian Sea) came to a...


Russian Ceremonies. #4. Russian Tchai vs English Tea.
Tea leaves from Asia used all possible ways to conquer Europe. While endless caravans of camels, boats and trains of horses penetrated...


Russian ceremonies. #3. Russian tea. Way to people.
Tea leaves started their way to Russian houses from two different sides. First it was appreciated by Siberian merchants, so the drink...


Russian ceremonies. #2. History of Russian tea: Mongol
They don't know if Russian merchants and travellers to Eastern countries knew how to drink tea during the Tatar yoke or not. However the...