Russian Samovar
Many people think that country is Russia samovar. It's not quite true. For the first time the samovar appeared in Russia only in the early eighteenth century, and before that he was already known in ancient China and ancient Rome. Rather it was the construction of small similar to the samovar, but acting exactly the same principle boiling water. Its spread in Russia samovar tea drinking is obliged to the Russian tradition, which, incidentally, also appeared in Russia about recently – in the 15-16 centuries.
It was at this time the Russian people first learned about the tea. Of course, in those days, tea cost a lot of money, so it could afford only the wealthy people. The same applies to the samovar. The first samovars were a real piece of art. They were made not only as a dining utensils for boiling, and tried to make the samovar was the pride of its owner. In the mid-nineteenth century samovar spread throughout the Russian Empire, as its production has become more cheaper, and as a result – the availability of simple people. Especially in this area has become famous Tula with the surroundings. Surely everyone knows this the expression "Tula samovar.
It was in Tula samovar became the first to produce in large quantities. Sometimes whole villages were engaged in this production. As a rule, the samovar was assembled from many details that have been made different masters. This can be seen on several brands, which are on different parts of the samovar. In the late nineteenth century adopted the view of the samovar, which is considered to be the Russian samovar. He lost his artistic style, took the features of standardization, but became famous not only in Russia but also abroad.