Russia not a place for veggies
The concept of vegetarians, and especially vegans, is not widely known or understood in Russia. Many people do not accept its idea and there’s even an online anti-vegan community. Health concerns is another reason why Russians remain sceptical.
Fur is fashionable, practical and certainly not taboo. And when the chill starts to bite, many Russians enjoy nothing more than warming up with a hearty meaty meal.
Tanya PetrovnaConcerning article: I disagree. I had a wonderful time in Moscow and St. Petersburg this summer shopping and enjoying regional cusine that is easy to make vegan. I've introduced many items from my Russian travels to my menues to my five vegetarian restaurants in Southern California. Maybe it's my Cossack determination, but I feel it's easily done. Russian cuisine has so much to offer the vegan culinary world and I'm here to prove it!.
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“I sense from others negative emotions towards myself, my family, my child. People find every possible way to prove I live the wrong type of life,” Oksana Markovchina, a vegan, says.
“People do not accept somebody different from themselves,” she adds.
But despite its lack of popularity, it’s relatively easy to be vegan in Moscow, as there are many soya food substitutes in the shops.
The biggest difficulty vegans have is buying clothes and materials, without leather.
