How it affects us and how to decommunize the dinner table" (ENG/UA). The totalitarian regime controlled people even through food, leaving deep-rooted food traumas, even in those who never lived under the USSR.
In the seventh episode of "Farewell, Empire", journalist Olesia Kotubei-Herutska explores Soviet food culture: what people ate, why it was a source of shame, and how Ukraine was forbidden to use certain spices until 2022. The episode sheds light on how Soviet food policies continue to affect Ukrainians today.
In the seventh episode of "Farewell, Empire", journalist Olesia Kotubei-Herutska explores Soviet food culture: what people ate, why it was a source of shame, and how Ukraine was forbidden to use certain spices until 2022. The episode sheds light on how Soviet food policies continue to affect Ukrainians today.
