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Bread and Salt - A Social and Economic History of Food and Drink in Russia (Paperback)
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Bread and Salt - A Social and Economic History of Food and Drink in Russia (Paperback)
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Bread and Salt - a literal translation of the Russian word for
hospitality - explores the social and economic implications of
eating and drinking in Russia in the thousand years before 1900.
Eating and drinking are viewed here as social activities which
involves the economics of production, storage and distribution of
food stuffs. These activities attract both social controls and
state taxation; in this way the everyday process of eating and
drinking is linked with the history of Russia. The dominance of
grain in the diet throughout the period and the importance of salt,
as implied in the title, are dealt with, as are the early Russian
beer-drinking fraternities. The relatively late introduction of
spirits, in the from of vodka, and it disastrous consequences in
social terms are described. Tea and the samovar, also much more a
latecomer than is generally realized, did little to diminish
excessive drinking. Drinking, in any event, was by no means
discourage by the state, since it was a major source of state
income. The final section of the book looks at rural diets in the
nineteenth century, when some variation and new items, such as the
potato, became important. At the same time, peasants depended
basically on the grain crop, as they had for thousands of years.
Forced by txation to enter the market, afflicted by severe famines
towards the end of the century, many peasants ate and drank no
better as a result of the modernization of the county.
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