Tea bags and yogis: How the Russian Tea War and Russian Tea Party Changed the Tea World

The Soviet tea wars of the 1950s and 1960s left an indelible mark on tea culture in the United States.

While the two sides fought each other, they also worked closely to forge a lasting alliance.

It was in these conflicts that tea bags and yogis came to be.

These are the tea bags that made the world of tea possible and, in some ways, the tea of today.

This tea article has been edited for clarity and length.