The principal legacy of empire is often food. The great Soviet experiment of the twentieth century led to huge numbers of people shifting, not always voluntarily, between the various Soviet republics. Soviet tanks may long since have left Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania but the cuisine of a dozen former Soviet republics remains. The best lunch we have ever eaten in Tallinn was at an Azeri restaurant called Bakuu. Succulent lamb, simply grilled. Hard to beat.
Eastern Crescent: Islam in the Baltic region
Lipka Tatars settled in the rural region south of Vilnius in the 14th century, and their descendants still reside in villages in north-east Poland, western Belarus and southern Lithuania. They are a Muslim minority in a region of Europe which is ...
