Russian cookery interweaves cultures from home and abroad, which creates unusual combinations of tastes and techniques. This is a collection of some of the best recipes of this mixed tradition.

"The Food and Cooking of Russia draws you first to read its history of the cuisine and its author's descriptions of past meals... Above all it tempts you to try out its mass of recipes." Daily Telegraph "The first really good book on this fascinating subject. I read it from cover to cover as one would a novel." Observer