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Borscht and borders a tale of Russian Ukrainian roots
Marina Yusim, born in Odessa and raised amid Soviet ties, reflects on her mixed Ukrainian and Russian identities as her family cooks borscht in Studio City. She notes shared foods cross borders, reveals emigration from the USSR in 1988, and observes how the dish embodies intertwined cultures.
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Ukraine
America
U.S.S.R
Marina Yusim
Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Marina
Studio City
Jane
Los Angeles
Soviet Union
Zimik
United States
Moscow
Vienna
Italy
San Diego
Alexander Lee
Center For the Study of
University of Warwick
Central England
History Today Magazine
Lee
the Times
Russian Empire
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Georgia
L.A
Yusims
Putin
Marina Yasim