More than vodka, I felt that Russia was obsessed with tea
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↑ Samovar in train
It seems that in Russian train there are these industrial water heating units called Samovar (Самовар / समोवर) in each compartment. As soon as my train departed Moscow, everyone, young and old, grabbed their mugs and lined up at the samovar for some hot water. It was very interesting to watch this!
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Looks like a complex device! I had heard of “samovars” but I couldn’t have explained what purpose they served.
True, it looks like a huge soviet machine.. all that apparatus to make hot water!