". . . the specificity and breadth of this work] makes it unique. . . . lively reading . . . particularly recommended for academic collections with a strong focus in Russian history." --Library Journal
". . . a remarkable new collection of essays . . . The book reads like a literary hybrid of cookbook, historical treatise, and novella; its subject is, literally, the essence of life itself. . . . Glants and Toomre deserve further praise...