Food in Russian History and Culture

Food in Russian History and Culture
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0253211069
ISBN-13 : 9780253211064
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Book Synopsis Food in Russian History and Culture by : Musya Glants

Download or read book Food in Russian History and Culture written by Musya Glants and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997-08-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Collection of Original Essays gives surprising insights into what foodways reveal about Russia's history and culture from Kievan times to the present. A wide array of sources - including chronicles, diaries, letters, police records, poems, novels, folklore, paintings, and cookbooks - help to interpret the moral and spiritual role of food in Russian culture. Stovelore in Russian folklife, fasting in Russian peasant culture, food as power in Dostoevsky's fiction, Tolstoy and vegetarianism, restaurants in early Soviet Russia, Soviet cookery and cookbooks, and food as art in Soviet paintings are among the topics discussed in this appealing volume.


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