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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A samovar, a tall metal container that heats water to make tea, is well known in Russia. The anatomy of the samovar, first made in Russia about 1780, is clever: A metal — copper, brass, bronze, silver ...

The giant, metal, hot-water urns are at the center of Russian tea culture — and national identity. How that came to be may have as much to do... There are two drinks most people associate with Russia ...

An RIR correspondent spoke with the curator of a new exhibit devoted to the origins and history of the Russian tea ceremony and the samovar. Source: Press Photo “There's nowhere in the world where ...

For as long as I can remember, the golden samovar — a Russian teapot of sorts — has rested somewhere high in our home. In our first house, it sat imposingly on a shelf above the staircase. In our ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: My grandmother purchased this samovar in 1967 when she was in Iran. I am very interested to know its origins, age and value. Thank you, — G.J., Grand Blanc, Mich. Dear G.J.: In ...

There are two drinks most people associate with Russia — vodka and tea, prepared in a giant hot-water urn known as a samovar. Yet while vodka may have actually originated in Russia (Poland is another ...