Is borscht Ukrainian or Russian?

Is borscht Ukrainian or Russian? The answer depends on who you ask, and where.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • March 9, 2022
“In Ukraine, we were Jews. In America, we are Russians. But in reality, we are from Ukraine, when it was part of the U.S.S.R.” This is how Marina Yusim describes her pluralistic identity. As someone who is the product of multiple cultures (her...
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