What's Cooking in the Kremlin

''A spicy and original romp through Russian history'' ROBERT SERVICE''Poignant, comical, and in the best sense disturbing''PAUL FREEDMAN, AUTHOR OF TEN RESTAURANTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA''This wickedly delicious tale uncovers the secret, gustatory history of the Kremlin and will leave you begging for seconds'' DOUGLAS SMITH, AUTHOR OF RASPUTIN: FAITH, POWER, AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE ROMANOVSWhat''s Cooking in the Kremlin is a tale of feast and famine told from the kitchen, the narrative of one of the most complex, troubling and fascinating nations on earth.We will travel through Putin''s Russia with acclaimed author Witold Szabłowski as he learns the story of the chef who was shot alongside the Romonovs, and the Ukrainian woman who survived the Great Famine created by Stalin and still weeps with guilt; the soldiers on the Eastern front who roasted snails and made nettle soup as they fought back Hitler''s army; the woman who cooked for Yuri Gagarin and the cosmonauts, and the man who ran