The article presents the origins and the early years of vegetarianism in Russia, as well as its turbulent development at the turn of the twentieth cen-tury, whilst taking into account the peculiarities of the Orthodox religious cul-ture and culinary customs. The author argues that strict fasting and the postu-lation of modest eating promoted the spread of the new fashion in Russian society.
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