Cabbage and Caviar: A History of Food in Russia

by Alison K. Smith

When people think of Russian food, they generally think either of the opulent luxury of the tsarist aristocracy or of post-Soviet elites, signified above all by caviar, or on the other hand of poverty and hunger--of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia includes fasts and feasts, scarcity and, for some, at least, abundance. It includes dishes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789143640
• ISBN13: 9781789143645
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"