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Russian tea drinking tradition is not similar with any other. Tea has come to Russia from Asia through Siberia as the gift from the Mongolian Three-copecks piece-khan, and in 1679 thanks to the Russian ambassador Golovin it was possible to agree with the Beijing court yard about the admission of Russian tea caravans.

Universal distribution of tea already in the beginning of XIX century has led to occurrence in Russia original and picturesque ritual of tea drinking. As good tea was rather expensive in those days, it was very important, except ability to make tasty tea also not smaller ability “not overdrink tea”, it means to pour it so that each of present on tea drinking has received the share of tea of an identical portion and plus to it the mistress would not admit the big expense of dry tea leaves as it was not a cheap tea.

The samovar was put directly on a tea table or on the small little table. The mistress spilt tea only, and only in case of emergency this action has been entrusted senior of daughters. Drank tea from china or a glass teapot necessarily not adding on 1-2 cm from cup edge that was considered as a good form. In petty-bourgeois and merchant families it was allowed a tax of a cup with hot tea on deep saucers from which it and drank together with sugar or jam. A saucer held in a palm with a special, ostentatious glamour. Full glasses with tea “to the top” moved in taverns where common people drinking it considered have the right to demand for the copeck that glasses were filled absolutely full. Meanwhile, it is necessary to add that the Russians like drinking classic Black tea, like English favorites teas.

During present time at some mistresses welcoming visitors by tea, the ancient habit to pour a cup of tea of the visitor to edges has still remained it to show, that for the visitor expensive it is a pity nothing.