Tea in Soviet Russia | Late 20th-century Russian Tea Culture | Historical Tea Session

Today, I’m following onto last week’s video by looking at how Russian tea culture changed as it became more widespread among the whole population of Russia, and then enjoyed a resurgence in the 20th century. I’m very fortunate to have a friend who grew up in Russia when it was part of the USSR in the late 20th century. Knowledge from a primary source!

And as always, I want to remind my viewers that I investigate history without glorifying it. Vintage style, not vintage values!

Most of the information for this video was provided by memories from food_historian on Instagram:   / food_historian  

On the history of Russian tea culture: http://www2.pitt.edu/~slavic/sisc/SIS...

To read my full tasting notes: https://tealeavesandtweed.com/2020/01...

The tea I’m drinking: https://www.georgiantealimited.com/pr...

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