Embassy life Moscow and Bangkok 1949-52. Nothing could ever be quite the same as working in post-war Moscow and pre-tourist Bangkok in the early 1950s - a period now epitomised as 'The Forgotten Decade'. After the hardship of the 1930s, the Second World War and the austerity of post-war Britain, it was exciting to be young in the more prosperous though socially still rather starchy 1950s. When Harold Macmillan told us at the 1959 election that 'You've never had it so good', we agreed. Jean Floyd was 22 when the Foreign Office sent her for secretarial duties to the British Embassy in Moscow in...

Reviews (1st edition)"
."..one of the most comprehensive books on Russian Food. - "Michael Bateman, Independent on Sunday "
Recipes are presented clearly and methodically spiced by literary quotations - style is modest and pleasing. - "Alan Davidson, Petit Propos Culinaires No.32"
An attractive presentation of simple, basic Russian dishes. The book also contains an interesting chapter on Russian Breads. "- Simple Cooking No.29 U.S.A, Supplement 'Mange Tout'"
... a lovely book. "Amazon review, 2012."
This 2nd edition has been updated to reflect the extensive political...