Food was in high demand during the First World War, especially in Russia. The food shortages were so constant that they were ultimately one of the factors that helped to incite the revolutions of 1917. Although seemingly minor compared to the famine Eastern Europe would later experience under Stalin, food… read more
About Alyse Camus
Camus was an undergraduate intern who majored in American Studies as well as Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies. Her research interests included childhood, war propaganda, and 20th century literary relationships between Russia and the United States.