PROLOGUE
POISONED MADELEINES
PART I
FEASTS, FAMINES, FABLES
CHAPTER ONE
1910s: THE LAST DAYS OF THE CZARS
CHAPTER TWO
1920s: LENIN’S CAKE
PART II
LARISA
CHAPTER THREE
1930s: THANK YOU, COMRADE STALIN, FOR OUR HAPPY CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER FOUR
1940s: OF BULLETS AND BREAD
CHAPTER FIVE
1950s: TASTY AND HEALTHY
PART III
ANYA
CHAPTER SIX
1960s: CORN, COMMUNISM, CAVIAR
CHAPTER SEVEN
1970s: MAYONNAISE OF MY HOMELAND
PART IV
RETURNS
CHAPTER EIGHT
1980s: MOSCOW THROUGH THE SHOT GLASS
CHAPTER NINE
1990s: BROKEN BANQUETS
CHAPTER TEN
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: PUTIN ON THE RITZ
PART V
MASTERING THE ART OF SOVIET RECIPES
1910s
KULEBIAKA
Fish, Rice, and Mushrooms in Pastry
1920s
GEFILTE FISH
Stuffed Whole Fish, Odessa-Style
1930s
KOTLETI
Mom’s Russian “Hamburgers”
1940s
KARTOCHKI
Ration Cards
1950s
CHANAKHI
Georgian Stew of Lamb, Herbs, and Vegetables
1960s
CORNBREAD FOR KHRUSHCHEV
Moldovan Cornbread with Feta
1970s
SALAT OLIVIER
Russian Potato Salad with Pickles
1980s
DAD’S UBER-BORSHCH
Borscht with Beef, Mushrooms, Apples, and Beans
1990s
PALOV
Central Asian Rice, Lamb, and Carrot Pilaf
The Twenty-first Century
BLINI
Russian Pancakes with Trimmings
AUTHOR’S NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SELECTED SOURCES
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MASTERING THE ART OF SOVIET COOKING
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