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Goldstein's A la Russe brings alive many of the mouth-watering meals of Russian literature, like the robust soups and breads of Gogol's Ukrainian tales. Borsch, the rich beet soup considered typically Russian, is actually native to the Ukraine, which boasts 100 varieties; included here are a Ukrainian and a Moscow version. The spicy food of Georgia is a prized addition to the blander Russian cuisine, notably tabaka (pressed and grilled chicken), as well as the more familiar shashlyk from the Caucasus. Among other dishes well known to the West, beef Stroganoff and Russian salad were...
Specialties that deserve an honorable place on the American table include kulebyaka, the glorious salmon pie described by Chekhov as "shameless in its nakedness, a temptation to sin"; pirozhki, the more plebeian meat or vegetable pies; kidney and dill pickle soup; Azerbaidzhan lamb patties; veal stew with cherries; Ukrainian honey cake; smetannik, a rich pie of sour cream, jam and nuts; and the celebrated Guriev kasha, a thickened compote of brandied fruits. To round out a Russian banquet, Goldstein provides instructions for a dozen deliciously flavored vodkas, and with them a toast to the meal: Eshte, eshte na zdorovye...
...only son of Ukrainian emigres, Sevcenko was born just outside Warsaw in 1922. After his graduation from a lyceum in 1939, the 17-year-old Sevcenko seized on a chance to leave that beleagured city and his job of selling books on the street...
...Ukrainian, part of the "breadbasket" region which Stalin was Particularly eager to collectivize. Win populated by prosperous and traditionally more independent peasant farmers who confronted the Soviet leader with the strongest resistance to his plans to take over the area's farms. In retaliation, Stalin ordered all food removed by force from the Ukraine, and closed its borders so that no food could be carried in or Ukrainians allowed to leave. The result was massive starvation which led to cannibalism and open burial pits...
...Ukrainian summer school program is sponsored by the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, one of the only centers in the world devoted to regularly research or Ukrainian issues...