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- Title
The Taste of Others: Soviet Adventures in Cosmopolitan Cuisines.
- Authors
KOENKER, DIANE P.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the beginning of growth of cosmopolitan cuisines in Soviet Union after the Sixth International Youth Festival held in Moscow, Russia in 1957. It states that Soviet citizens in the post-Stalin Cold War needed to be knowledgeable about the world beyond their border, and mentions that tourism and travel helped break down borders by encouraging the consumption of alien foods. It notes that exotic and spicy dishes of Georgia challenged the primacy of Slavs and Europeans.
- Subjects
FOOD &; culture; SOVIET Union foreign relations; SOVIET social conditions; TOURISM; COOKING -- Social aspects; HISTORY; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Kritika: Explorations in Russian & Eurasian History, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 2, p243
- ISSN
1531-023X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/kri.2018.0015