Russia

Elenco delle Associazioni Vegetariane

Eurasian Vegetarian Society (EVS), 15 apat, 16 house, Pereulok Chapaevskei, R-125252 Moscow
+7-495-157 7328, Fax: +7-495-254 4276
EVS-RU@bk.ru, www.vege.ru


Alti indirizzi utili

VITA Animal Rights Center, Mytnaya 62-93, R-115191 Moscow
+7-495-954 92 79
elena-maroueva@yandex.ru, www.vita.org.ru


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Vegetarianism in Russia

Information about Vegetarianism in Russia you can find in the following excellent book (in German language)

Peter Brang
Ein unbekanntes Russland
Kulturschichte vegetarischer Lebensweisen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart
Köln (u.a.): Böhlau, 2002, 471 S. ISBN 3-412-07902-2

Vegetarianism came to Russia towards the end of the 19th century and spread widely before the First World War. Lev Lolstoj played a main and significant role in this development. In his opinion, the abstention from killing animals for food was the first step to a more humane world. His vegetarianism was based mainly on ethical and religious aspects. Toltoj's "Life Reform" led to the "Tolstoj Movement", and many Russian  artists and writers discussed the vegetarian ideas.

The book deals with the Russian vegetarian societies, the vegetarian magazines and restaurants, the slaughterhouses and cookbooks, the  standpoints of the Russian doctors, the orthodox church, the sects, the jews and esperantists towards vegetarianism.

After the Revolution in 1917, the vegetarianism in Russia was oppressed and hushed up - only scientific utopia as well as science fiction publications were allowed  to discuss vegetarian topics.

You can find a book review in russian language under:

http://www.vege.ru/?superpage=0&page=7