A review by moseslh
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen

4.0

Fantastic book. Von Bremzen covers every decade of the 20th century with anecdotes from her personal/family history in the context of Soviet history. While the title correctly implies a focus on food, food serves more as a prism through which von Bremzen examines the past rather than as the primary subject itself. I found it a particularly fascinating and human way to understand the Soviet Union and its eventual demise.