At the beginning of the 18th century, coffee in Russia was drunk only by courtiers and only at the grace of the emperor. In this article Russia Beyond will trace the difficult journey of coffee to the country of kvass and tea lovers.

The first mention of coffee is found in Russian documents dating from 1665, when it was prescribed to tsar Alexei Mikhailovich as medicine for bloating, headache and runny nose. It is not known whether it helped the tsar at the time, but Peter the Great (who ruled the country from 1682 to 1725) was the one who really got a taste for coffee during his trip to the Netherlands in 1697.

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