National Public radio had a great report this morning: " How Russia's Shared Kitchens Helped Shape Soviet Politics" During the famine in the 20s, millions flooded the cities to find work. Wealthy estates were subdivided, but private kitchens were not allowed. It's an interesting example of how the Bolshevik propaganda set the stage for tight social control in Stalinist Russia. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/20/314054405/how-russias-shared-kit chens-helped-shape-soviet-politics Fred Betz Coos Bay, Oregon Neu Messer, Messer, Norka Betz, Bauer, Brill, Scheibel, Heidenriech