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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 to...

What'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 Szablowski 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 f...

A high-spirited, eye-opening, appetite-whetting culinary travel adventure that tells the story of the last hundred years of Russian power and propaganda through foodFrom the favorite meals of Lenin and Stalin, to the diets of the cosmonauts in the early days of Soviet space exploration, to the dish served to the Soviet Union's leaders at the very moment they decided that the USSR should cease to exist, Witold Szablowski turns over every culina...

A devastatingly original look at the world's worst dictators, through the eyes of their personal chefs, by award-winning Polish author Witold Szablowski.

A chilling look from within the kitchen at the appetites of five of the twentieth century's most infamous dictators, by the acclaimed author of Dancing BearsWhat was Pol Pot eating while two million Cambodians were dying of hunger? Did Idi Amin really eat human flesh? And why was Fidel Castro obsessed with one particular cow? Traveling across four continents, from the ruins of Iraq to the savannahs of Kenya, Witold Szablowski tracked down the ...

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A by turns humorous and melancholic investigation of people in formerly communist countries continuing to uphold the rhythms and practices of communist life, offering an original insight into the challenges that accompany new freedoms. From the author of Beata Pawlak Award winner "The Assassin From Apricot City".

*As heard on NPR's All Things Considered*"Utterly original." -The New York Times Book Review"Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny and The Road to UnfreedomAn award-winning journalist's incisive, humorous, and heartbreaking account of people in formerly Communist c...