"Fashion for tea" exhibition kicks off in Moscow

STORY: "Fashion for tea" exhibition kicks off in Moscow DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): MARINA ZHDANOVICH, Head of the Museum of History of Chocolate and Cocoa STORYLINE: An exhibition themed "Fashion for tea" opened to public in Moscow on Friday. The Museum of V.A.Tropinin and Contemporary Moscow Artists, together with other institutions, demonstrated the history of tea drinking from pre-revolutionary Russia. Some of the artefacts such as confectionery packaging, still art and graphics from the museums' and private collections were presented for the first time. In the end of the 18th century tea became an important part of Russia's public life. It was served at educational institutions, taverns, charity fairs and military organizations. Yet the love for the black tea in Russia began much earlier in 1679, when the country signed an agreement with China on the supplies of thi