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The Kingdom of Rye
A Brief History of Russian Food
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
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Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes readers on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine.
The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food—and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.
The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food—and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Darra Goldstein
Darra Goldstein is the Willcox B. and Harriet M. Adsit Professor of Russian, Emerita, at Williams College and founding editor of Gastronomica. She is author of six award-winning cookbooks, including Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore.
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction
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1 The Land and Its Flavors
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2 Hardship and Hunger
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3 Hospitality and Excess
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Coda: Post-Soviet Russia
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Acknowledgments
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Suggestions for Further Reading
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Index
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June 9, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780520383906
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200
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9780520383906
Keywords for this book
Russian food history; Russian culinary culture; traditional foods; agricultural history; Soviet union; Soviet era; rye bread; Russian Orthodox feasts; fermentation; grain cultivation; wheat harvest; hospitality culture; peasant diet; agricultural collectivization; famine; food insecurity
