About a thousand years ago, give or take 500 years, some Greek traders came to the southern part of what is now Russia bringing a tasty grain from the East. Because Greeks brought it, Russians called it греческий злак (Greek cereal). Today it is commonly called гречка (“greeky”).
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Michele A. Berdy: The borshch battles
Ukrainian traditional beetroot soup borscht is set to be recognized as the country's intangible cultural heritage.
