What seven-letter word means “A Russian tea urn”?
Russian tea culture some into a cup and top it with hot or boiling water, adding milk and sugar afterwards. In the 19th century, Russians drank their tea with a cube of sugar (from sugarloaf) held between their teeth. The tradition still exists. Tea is very popular in Russian prisons. Traditional mind-altering substances such as alcohol are typically prohibited, and very high concentrations, called "chifir" are used as a substitute. Traditional forms of Russian tea ware include the Russian tea brewing urn called a samovar, the Lomonosov tea sets adorned with a cobalt blue net design and 22 karat gold, and traditional Russian
Russian tea culture life among the intelligentsia in 1960s-'70s. In pre-Revolutionary Russia there was a joke "что после чаю следует?" ('what follows after tea?') with the correct answer being "the resurrection of the dead" from the Nicene Creed. This is based on the word "чаю" ("chayu"), the homograph designating formerly "I expect" ("look for" in the creed) and the genitive case of the word "tea", still in use. Within Russia, tea preparation differs, but usually includes lemon, and sugar or jam. Tea sachets are widely popular, but when a teapot is used it is very common to make a strong brew, then pour