Travel to the author's 'private' Russia on a journey that takes you to a springtime bliny festival and Easter feast, to a small Russian village to discover and preserve nature's bounty, on a mystical quest for autumm mushrooms, and to Red Square for New Year's and Cristmas celebrations. Stop along the way for a vegetarian dinner in a communal apartament, a birthday party, a baptism, a tea party and a Russian wedding.