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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 ...

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For years I have wondered, albeit vaguely, about gefilte fish, a dish that appears in various guises in novels about Jewish families, almost always at points of celebration or domestic tension. Here's ...

Anya von Bremzen's new memoir is a delicious narrative of memory and cuisine in 20th century Soviet Union. She writes about her family's own... From Kolbasa To Borscht, 'Soviet Cooking' Tells A ...