Olga Jarrell Nov 29, 2015 Word of the day: чай Introduced to Russia in the 17th century, tea has become one of the most popular beverages. Nowadays, it is considered the national bever...
Olga Jarrell Nov 21, 2015 Tea drinking tradition: ПОДСТАКАННИК The podstakannik (подстака́нник, literally means "thing under the glass") is a holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal that hol...
Olga Jarrell Nov 21, 2015 Tea drinking tradition: РУССКИЙ САМОВАР Samovar (самова́р) is a Russian word that consists of two roots – sam (сам), meaning ‘self’, and var (вар), derived from varit’ (вари́ть)...
Olga Jarrell Aug 20, 2015 Traditional Russian Sweets Many people are familiar with traditional Russian main dishes and soups such as borsch, blini, or golubstsi; however, not too many people...