Soviet Secrets
Vintage USSR recipe books
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Rare Soviet recipe books in Russian & English — liqueurs, Ukrainian cuisine, wild herbs & more. Free journals, recipe photos, and a community of fans.
Soviet Secrets is a digital library of rare Soviet recipe books, faithfully restored and translated, with everything you read kept side by side in Russian and English.
A Premium subscription unlocks the whole shelf:
THE 1981 STATE LIQUEUR & VODKA FORMULARY The official internal book of liqueurs, cordials, punches, aperitifs, bitters, balsams and vodkas — 246 authentic formulations with blends, physico-chemical specifications and ingredient norms.
MILK-VEGETARIAN COOKERY (1965) Over 654 home recipes — salads, borsches and shchi, soups, vegetable and egg dishes, curd and cheese dishes, soufflés, puddings, desserts and pastries.
20+ MORE RARE SOVIET BOOKS The collection keeps growing, with new vintage editions added regularly.
FEATURES
Instant Russian ⇄ English switch on every page — same page, shared bookmarks and progress.
A beautiful page-turning reader with bookmarks, table of contents and search.
Every recipe as its own card with photo, ingredients and method.
Community: like, dislike and favourite recipes, and discuss them — share your own photo of the dish.
Works offline once a book is open.
A clean, editorial design inspired by the original printed editions.
SUBSCRIPTION
Soviet Secrets Premium is an auto-renewable subscription:
Monthly — $6.99
Yearly — $59.00 Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
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• New premium book: Dishes of Ukrainian Cuisine (1951)
• Two free journals: Wild Edible Herbs and Bread Substitutes
• New app icon
• Minor bug fixes
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Information
- Seller
- Artem Riabets
- Size
- 94.6 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Frequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
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- Copyright
- © 2026 Artem Riabets