Food for Thought
In the
1860s Elena Molokhovets published her classic Podarok
molodym khozyaikam (Gift
to Young Housewives)
which
was over 1,000 pages long, immensely popular among housekeepers and
is still considered a kitchen bible by Russia’s home cooks. The
tragic irony is that the author of this classic died of starvation in
Soviet Russia in 1918, during the Civil War.
EXERCISE
14. Prepare
a 10-15 minute talk on Russian food for a group of people in the USA
getting ready for a trip to Russia. §§
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<> a lifetime employment
record <> disciplinary measures <> vital information <>
national ethnic groups <> marriage and divorce data <>
residential registration <> residential permit in the passport
<> closed cities <> to hold down population <>
housing shortages <> to beat the system <> finagling ways
<> University coed <> to get registered for Moscow
housing <> a bogus marriage <> marriage certification <>
EXERCISE
24.
Use
these popular sayings to describe Russian history:
1. When you cut down the
forest, chips will fly.
2.
You can’t omit words in a song.
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