From: nikovera@mail.ru (Nika)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.lang.russian.misc
Subject: Re: Variety of Russian tea
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:47:12 GMT
Organization: Golden Telecom
Message-ID: <3a87bea6.11343413@news.online.ru>
References: <95jc61$mi5$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
Reply-To: nikovera@NOSPAMmail.ru

Hi,

The name of the brand is a pun: it plays on the similarity
between two Russian words and a French one. You successfully
deciphered the French connection (hinted at by "ou" in the
otherwise German spelling), so I shall dwell on the Russian
pun. The literal meaning of the word "dushka" is a dearie or
sweetheart. It is a diminutive form of the word "dusha"
(meaning "the soul") which in turn derives from the word
"duh", which can mean both "spirit/soul" and
"scent/fragrance". So the brand name implies everything you
seem to like about it: "cute, delicate, frangrant". The
brand is unknown in present-day Russia. But it may very well
be a classic Russian blend brought to Europe by Russian
emigres. It could also be a clever attempt to take advantage
of the fad the West used to have with everything Russian not
so long ago. I would not put my money on the tea leaves
originating from Russia, though: as far as I know, very
little tea is grown there, if at all.

Nika 

On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 10:50:41 GMT, alpha virginis
<spica111@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hello everyone. I wonder if anyone here could help me out. I'm simply
>curious to know what the story is with my current favourite tea
>blend.It's called Samowar Douschka which suggests to me it might be a
>classic Russian blend. What does it mean, anyway? I know what a samovar
>is. What is Douschka, is it a name, or is it related to the French word
>"douce" (sweet)... Does anyone know if there is some kind of history
>behind this blend of tea? It's very aromatic and fragrant, with a
>delicate citrus scent.Is it made from tea leaves grown in Russia? Any
>information is welcome...
>
>TIA,
>
>Spica
>
>
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