Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking

"Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing" is a sharply insightful memoir by Anya von Bremzen that uses food as a lens to explore Soviet history, culture, and identity across three generations of her Soviet-Jewish family. Born in 1963 in Moscow, Anya recounts her upbringing in the stark communal living conditions of Brezhnev-era USSR, highlighted by scarcity, political repression, and a longing for the Wes