it was meant as friends, family, acquaintances, etc. called him Misha vs. Mikhail. Mikhail is a "long" version of Misha (I don't know why Americans insert an unnecessary "c" in there) and in a truly "long" fashion, one would be called either "Misha" or "Mikhail Patronymic inserted here) so….

borshch with ginger??? no such thing ever existed on earth. no, plz stop, there is no such thing, it's just preposterous

I appreciate you saying it. Even though most people would dismiss it as nitpicking, but I agree - attention to detail matters. I understand that scene meant to convey them sharing some cozy "Russianness" and she wanted to comfort Philip with comfort native food and somehow get his mind off worrying so much, and yes,…

good observation!

yes she could. BUT 2 things - that thing in the bowl is still not borshch, and - if one knows what borshch should taste like - there is no room in it for ginger. this is absurd. it's like you take any classic staple food, let's say PB&J and say - "my secret ingredient - ginger!" you could hypothetically use it, as…

I smell no research, no good consultant advice on that one. It isn't even Russian food…

so wrong, borshch is served piping hot, and it IS beet based, always, period. Russians know nothing about borshch, This is a Ukrainian traditional iconic meal, cooked and served almost every day, and that purple goo Philip was offered is NOT borshch!

There is no way she is Ukrainian. No Ukrainian would call THAT borshch. And no garlic bread rolls, no sour cream? no, no, no. NOT borshch. and again - ginger??? In the 80s USSR there was NO ginger (in stores)! How on earth would any 80s Ukrainian have a recipe with ginger?

Crime against any recipe of borshch!

Oh there are so many things wrong with that "borshch" Philip was served that don't even get me started! And no, it is NOT eaten cold (if it is borshch, not summer beet soup). Thank you!

I just HAVE to say it. Two things. Nobody EVER puts ginger in borshch (correct spelling btw) AND that purple goo they showed Philip eating IS NOT borshch. AND one more thing, sorry - borshch is a strictly our Ukrainian thing and Russians know squat about it, their food is shchi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Shchi )…