HSE Publishing House

The book by Irina G lushchenko, a translator, journalist and researcher of Soviet life, tells about the rise of Soviet cuisine and the role of Anastas Mikoyan in this process. It tries to reveal the correlation between the overall evolution of the Soviet system and its manifestations in people’s households. The chapter “On the healthy and delicious food”, where the Soviet era is considered from the aesthetic, ideological, historical, and cultural points of view, takes a special place in the book. The book contains unique archive materials which were previously unpublished and uncited, as well as photographs from the family archives of Anastas Mikoyan.

This book is intended for a wide group of readers.