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  Samovar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samovars may be purchased in Europe, and in the US they may be found in neighborhoods with heavily Slavic populations, such as New York's East Village or Coney Island in Brooklyn.
Gradually, the samovar in a railroad car was replaced by the boiler of potable water known as титан (titan) in the Soviet Union.
Samovar is pronounced as samāvar in Persian and it was originally imported from Russia but Iranian craftsmen used Persian art to produce artful samovars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samovar   (2314 words)

  
 Tula samovar history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The highest peak of samovar manufacture in Tula is related to the 80s of the 19-th century.
Samovar was not only the feature of home comfort, the symbol of Russian hospitality, but also the sign of good circumstances.
In Tula coal samovars were produced, the water in them was heated by charcoal, kerosene samovars and combined variants, the water in which was heated by any type of fuel.
www.samovar.holm.ru /istr01_e.htm   (548 words)

  
 Samovars Beem nouveaux - Vente par correspondance Le Virtuel Vehre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beem Samovar 2006 DG à 180,00 €
Beem Samovar 2008 DG à 204,00 €
Beem Samovar 2004 DG à 139,00 €
www.samovar.eu.com   (451 words)

  
 Russian Samovars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The samovar came to Russia from Persia and the Middle East in the 18th century.
The samovar is a a metal urn in which water is kept boiling for tea.
Charcoal or wood is burned in a vertical pipe through the center of the samovar and this heats the water.
www.la-societe-du-the.com /Reference/samovars.html   (540 words)

  
 SAMOVARS FROM TULA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samovars from the Batashov factory were among the most popular; they won many prizes for design, and the award medallions were stamped on the samovars themselves.
The Russian samovar (self-cooker) was a relative newcomer (late eighteenth century) to the Russian household.
Naturally, smoke poured from the samovar chimney while the fire was being made, so that in the summer the samovar was started outside the house and in the winter its draft chimney (an extension of the central tube) was connected to a pipe in the Russian stove.
www.albanytula.org /samovars.htm   (264 words)

  
 Russian samovars - the Museum of samovars - Russian museum
The museum " the Tula samovars ", branch of Museum Association " Tula regional historical-architectural and literary museum " was open in 1990 on Mendeleevskaia street, 8 in the house that was built in 1910 – 1911 per design of architect V.N.Sirotkin.
Samovars of first half of the XIX century presented by samples of Somovs factory, Malikovs facotry, etc. At those times samovars mostly were made in the form of a keg, a decorative vase, a crater.
There were the coffee pots samovars, portable samovars for travel; “zharovoi” with kerosene furnace; samovars "Parichko" with a removable jug.
tula-samovar.com.ru /ENG/museum.html   (486 words)

  
 Russian Gifts & Collectibles from Russian Legacy . com - "Southern Spring" Samovar Set (3 l.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samovars were produced in the Urals, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Tula; and later in Vladimirskaya, Yaroslavskaya and Vyatskaya provinces.
The highest peak of samovar manufacture in Tula was reached in the 80s of the 19th century.
Samovar was not only a feature of home comfort, the symbol of Russian hospitality, but also a kind of a mascot.
www.russianlegacy.com /catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1001   (773 words)

  
 Russian East | English | About Russia | Samovar
The samovars became the symbol of Russian hospitality and family comfort as well as the sign of prosperity.
Samovars are a necessary feature of the Russian mode of life and consequently a part of Russian applied art.
Samovars were made from cupronic-kel, red and green copper, pinchbeck, in some cases - from silver.
russianeast.com /samovar.html   (874 words)

  
 BEEM Samovars for the United Kingdom - Mail order trade LE VIRTUEL Vehre Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beem Samovar 2006 DG for 180,00 €
Beem Samovar 2008 DG for 204,00 €
Beem Samovar 2004 DG for 139,00 €
www.samovar.eu.com /gb   (513 words)

  
 Samovar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samovar offers a delectable selection of fresh local seafood and produce in a stylish, open setting where you can look out over the busy streets of Busselton, relax and watch the world go by.
All budgets are catered for at Samovar, which prides itself on being a family friendly venue where it doesn't have to be a special occasion to dine out.
With home made cakes and biscuits baked fresh onsite, combined with seriously good coffee, Dine in or take away, Samovar is simply the best choice in town for a satisfying meal or just to get caffeinated any time of day, 7 days a week.
www.samovar.com.au   (167 words)

  
 The Samovar - TOPICS Online Magazine for ESL
The samovar stood in the middle of the table.
A samovar is usually made of copper, and it must shine.
You can see samovars in village houses or in the houses of people who have been in Russia and bought the samovar as a souvenir.
www.topics-mag.com /foods/special-things/samovar.htm   (314 words)

  
 Services
Samovar will work with you to develop an Internet marketing strategy and design Web pages according to your specifications with a full range of text, graphic, audio, and video elements.
Samovar also offers professional redesign and "clean-up" of your existing WWW pages, ensuring seamless use of standard Cyrillic encodings and readability across major web browsers.
Samovar builds network firewalls to meet your security requirements and conducts security audits of existing network systems, offering recommendations for improvement.
www.samovar.ru /services.htm   (536 words)

  
 Samovar Tea Lounge:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samovar Tea Lounge is grounded in the values inherent to tea: relaxation, social intimacy, and health.
A samovar embodies the tea-lifestyle perfectly: The drinking of tea, gathered around the samovar, was always done with leisure, and amongst friends and family in a warm and cozy environment.
The Samovar was a Russian invention of the mid-18th century that is used to boil water for tea.
www.samovartea.com /html/lounge/about.cfm   (1371 words)

  
 Samovar - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
Samovar with Lid in the Yorktowne pattern by Pfaltzgraff
Samovar with Lid in the Gaggle Of Geese pattern by Louisville
Samovar with Lid in the Duplex-Yellow pattern by Mikasa
www.shopping.com /xGS-Samovar   (247 words)

  
 Samovar Info Page
Samovar Tea Lounge exists to provide you with an environment that is soothing on the senses, delicious to the stomach, and stimulating to the intellect.
SAMOVAR TEA LOUNGE was created to bring the delicious and intriguing world of tea to San Franciscans.
Samovar Tea Lounge is founded in the values inherent to tea: relaxation, social intimacy, and health.
lists.mandala-designs.com /mailman/listinfo/samovar   (423 words)

  
 Russian East | English | Russian Gift Shop | Russian Samovar
This will not convert the voltage but simply adapt the two large round prongs on the end of the samovar cord to fit into the two flat rectangular outlet holes used in US homes.
To use your samovar simply pour water inside, plug it in and wait for it to boil.
Tools used for samovar making were not changing and by hand assembly allowed for only five-six samovars to be produced per day.
russianeast.com /russian-samovar.html   (3308 words)

  
 Samovar Books History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samovar Books started in 1993, when I was offered 32 boxes of secondhand theological books for a good price by Seán Day of Carraig Books, Dublin, Ireland; my time working there many years ago sparked off the interest in secondhand books.
I started Samovar Books with hard copy catalogues until brother Guy persuaded me to start using the Internet.
I have come to love the bargain-hunters, those stingy ten-cent spenders who come daily, those pile-upsetters, those broken-box plunderers bring life among the silent texts.
www.samovarbooks.com /sbhistory.html   (192 words)

  
 Projects & Clients
Samovar administers and provides turnkey technical implementation for a U.S. Government grant to ACTR to create public-access Internet centers in Novgorod Velikii and Khabarovsk, Russia.
Samovar also administers the ACTR web site, designed and implementaed the participants' database, and helped to redesign and install the office LAN.
Samovar designed the site for Yale Law and Technology Society, which "...provides a forum for discussing the dynamic interplay between law and the technological sciences".
www.samovar.ru /clients.htm   (577 words)

  
 Samovar Canada :: Electric Samovar :: Stainless Steel Electric Samovar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Part of a Russian and Persian tradition, the Samovar is an essential kitchen appliance for the tea drinker and the holiday entertainer.
This Samovar is constructed of 18/10 stainless steel with an automatic thermostat control, which enables you to brew tea within minutes in the traditional style.
The size of the samovar box is 13W x 13L x 16H.
www.samovarcanada.com /catalog/product.php?productid=16133&cat=0&page=1   (148 words)

  
 Kashmiri Samovar
Inside a samovar there is a fire-container in which charcoal and live coals are placed.
Some samovars, in which only one or two cups of tea can be made, are very small.
Other samovars, in which hundreds of cups of tea can be made, are very big.
www.koausa.org /Misc/Samovar.html   (307 words)

  
 Samovar Tea |
As we are constantly searching for new ideas for improvement, and fielding requests from suppliers to carry their products, we created a model that allows us to evaluate everything on our menu, and anything new, to decide whether or not it will help us attain our goal.
Black tea has about half the amount of caffeine as coffee, and yet is much gentler on the stomach and the caffeine effect.
We created Samovar to be about the tea experience: the cultural traditions, the nuances of the types of tea, the foods that pair with tea, and, most importantly the tea experience.
blog.samovartea.com   (3617 words)

  
 Russian Hand-Painted TULA SAMOVAR *Gold Bird*
Samovar is an attractive gift as it s a traditional Russian Household.
Please note : the samovar is made according to the Russian electric standarts: 220 W, 50 Hz.
Also, please be careful not to use the samovar without water, and be sure water level is above the heater.
www.rus-sell.com /item6709.html   (243 words)

  
 Samovar Tea Lounge - San Francisco - Yelp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I love the original Samovar on 18th and Sanchez but this one is close to my office and a great reason to enjoy lunch in one of SF's best urban parks - Yerba Buena.
My best friend and I have been eyeing Samovar Tea Lounge's original location for a while and since she was in town and we were going to be in the area, we decided that we needed to go.
Samovar Tea Lounge is an excellent place to enjoy an incredible selction of savory teas and gourmet dishes (that can be paired together) from across the globe.
www.yelp.com /biz?biz_id=Ml0ZjPaKXYmXTyGLvkhY8A&sort_by=rating_desc   (3111 words)

  
 The Russians are Here! Samovar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tea from a samovar is a mixed drink: strong tea from the pot, diluted with hot water.
The hostess* fills her samovar with cold water and puts burning charcoal in the draft chimney.
With the extension off and no more smoke coming from the chimney, the samovar is carried to the table.
members.tripod.com /~WOLFIELUC/russamovar.html   (139 words)

  
 Antique Samovar Trays
Rectangular Samovar Tray with curved front and Russian seals, stamped with makers name and "Tula" seal.
It measures 17.25" in length, the square back portion where the samovar sits is 8.25" wide from edge to edge and 6.5" interior width.
It measures 19.5" in length, width: 13.75", the square back portion where the samovar sits is 7".
www.russiansamovars.com /trays.htm   (410 words)

  
 Samovar
Les samovars de la deuxième moitié du XVIIIème siècle viennent remplacer les modestes théières "chauffantes" et rappellent souvent les vases décoratifs de cette époque.
Les samovars sortaient des ateliers de fabrication d'objets en or et en argent.
C'est ainsi qu'à côté des samovars classiques, on trouve des samovars-cafetières, des samovars de voyage, et ce qu'on appelle des bouillotes, destinées à maintenir l'eau à une certaine température.
www.russie.net /gastronomie/samovar.htm   (1037 words)

  
 The Russian Shop / Special Samovar List
Large size, heavy use (calcified inside) indicates probable use as a tavern, or church, samovar.
Large size, well-used (calcifications with some rust inside) indicates probable use as a tavern, or church, samovar.
Above samovars are one-of-a-kind and sold "as is." All are subject to prior sale.
www.therussianshop.com /russhop/samovar/specialsam.htm   (398 words)

  
 Òóëüñêèå ñàìîâàðû Ðóññêèå ñàìîâàðû Russian samovars èñòîðèÿ Ìàãàçèí ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ТУЛЬСКИЕ САМОВАРЫ — RUSSIA SAMOVARS ВСЕ САМОВАРЫ Тулы!
samovars in a set a teapot, tray, samovars.
ELITE samovar to the president of Russian Federation Putinu 300 of St.-Petersburg.
tula-samovar.com.ru   (297 words)

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