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Your cart is empty.Table-glass or granyonyi stakan (Russian: гранёный стакан, literally faceted glass) (Ukrainian: granchak гранчак, derived from грань, meaning facet) is a type of drinkware made from especially hard and thick glass and having a faceted form. It is a very widespread form of drinking glass in Russia and the former Soviet Union. Granyonyi stakan has certain advantages over the other drinkware, since due to its form and hardness it is more difficult to break. It is arguably handier in usage on moving trains or rolling ships, where it is less prone to decline and fall, or slip from hands, and less likely to be broken when hitting the floor, compared to non-faceted types of drinking glasses. Granyony stakan may be used to drink any type of beverage. It is often used in combination with tea glass-holder (Podstakannik). The classical form of Russian and Soviet granyonyi stakan is that with 14, 16, 19, or 20 facets; possibly with other values. Such glasses have been produced since 1943 at a factory in the city of Gus-Khrustalny, the famous center of Russian glass-making. According to one theory, this version of drinking glass became a preferred one and was massively produced in the Soviet Union because it was more fit to be washed using dish washing machines. The popularity of hard-to-break table-glasses diminished after 1970s, when thinner glass drinkware began to be produced using equipment brought from Hungary. Several factories in Russia and Ukraine still produce granyonyi stakans, which became somewhat symbolic of the Soviet era and sometimes perceived as souvenirs. An image of granyonyi stakan in popular culture is associated either with vodka and pickled cucumbers, or with tea and podstakannik, a metal holder with handle, for the glass.
Joe the Geographer
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
Solid. These are well made and should last for decades.
William
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
Glasses with a retro Soviet style and good quality.
eastcoast
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2022
I use them for tea. They are just the right size. I like being able to see what I'm drinking!
kevin gibson
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021
Amazing.
J. Reams
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2021
My wife is originally from Russia and a lot of her recipes are metric. She uses these to measure as she used to do there.
Natalia Oleynikova
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2021
When we opened our package, one of the glasses was completely shattered. I firmly remember, and went back to check just in case, that the details of this product listed them as "Break/Shatter Resistant Set of 2," and the form of it is a "Granyonyi Hot Tea Glass." The glass itself, as you can see in the attachment below, is not a traditional Granyonyi hot tea glass, it's so small!? And one last thing is that the glass was covered in one layer of bubble wrap, horrible packaging. Couldn't even use some foam with it, I mean it's glass come on.This is an obvious scam and we will no longer be investing in any of their items. This experience for a Christmas gift under the tree, was upsetting.
David Bolender
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020
Quality stuff! Carefully packed. Dishwasher safe. Can't imagine how you could improve on this.
HillBill
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019
These were the common glasses that were everywhere when I was a student doing academic research in the USSR in the 1970s. Bought a few when I was in the area a few years ago, but when a guest recently broke one, had to get replacements. These are the real deal, except for the trademark on the bottom, which in the past would not have been featured. Still, the design is timeless -- and wonderful.
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