Before the Soviet period, "Russian food had color," says Vladimir Mukhin of Moscow's world-famous White Rabbit restaurant. He aims to honor those... The Russian Chef Who Is Bringing Back His ...

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is a history of the Soviet Union through the experience of her own family and, in particular, her mother. While she dismisses many of the dishes she ate there as bland, she has an intense nostalgia ...

A banquet spread is pictured in the 1952 edition of The Book of Tasty and Healthy Foods. The cookery book, published in the former Soviet Union, promoted a fantasy of abundance at a time when ...