Hello all,

I was recently invited to dinner here in vol'sk. I expected an informal supper and left stuffed to the gills with food! It got me thinking about what Russians expect from their dinner table and led to my latest article, which you can access here;

A Typical Russian Meal
What do people eat in the largest country in the world? Is it really only cabbage? Of course not! Find out what Russians have for dinner

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art28569.asp

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Marianne Gibson, Russian Culture Editor
http://russianculture.bellaonline.com

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