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Get it? No, okay. A samovar is the traditional Russian contraption for making tea. Very few Russians actually use one anymore because the electric kettle has made them obsolete. Tula was the famed home of Russia's best samovars. Ergo, it's rather stupid to bring a samovar on a trip to Tula. Or, don't take what…