Winking all the while at the reader through a string of puns and pedantic excesses, Zelnik takes on the persona of this budding student of Russian food. In his whimsical article, "Wie es eigentlich gegessen: Some Curious Thoughts on the Role of Borsch in Russian History," Reginald Zelnik imagines how a professional western historian of Russia, engaged in historiographical debates long grown stale, might embark upon a whole new field of study: the role of food in Russian history. Arthur McKee (Case Western Reserve University)īeyond Shchi and Kasha: Russian Foodways and Their Significance Food in Russian History and Culture.īloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997.
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