Latarta
Reading Lists
Reading lists are paths through the magazine built around a specific interest. Each one tells you where to start and why to keep going, so that individual pages add up to a complete picture of how dessert became part of celebration, art and book culture. You can follow the paths in any order: they overlap, and the same page sometimes appears in more than one list because it answers different questions.
How we choose: a list includes only articles published in the magazine, ordered from general to specific. We don't include links to shops or bakeries, and we don't rank the "best cakes": taste can't be checked against sources, but history can.
Getting started
If you're just starting out.
- A timeline of famous desserts
The big picture in ten minutes: from Carême to the Bird's Milk cake.
- People & Authors
Connects dates to specific people and explains where cakes got their names.
The cake as architecture
For readers interested in form and presentation.
- Pièce montée, croquembouche and the wedding cake
Our main analysis, with a comparison table.
- The dessert table (in Russian)
How decorative presentation grew into a part of the celebration in its own right.
Holiday baking
What people bake for the holidays, and why.
- A calendar of traditions
Galette des rois, Maslenitsa, kulich, Stollen and wedding season.
- How to read old recipes (in Russian)
Handy if you've found a holiday recipe in your grandmother's notebook or an old cookbook.
Books & media
Cookbooks and photography as sources.
Related sections
Sources
- Latarta magazine articles
Information is current as of the date of preparation. If you spot an error in dates or facts, check the primary sources listed below.