This dish was invented by the French chef Lucien Olivier and has nothing to do with what you can now see on the Russian table. Initially, it was not a salad, but a dish that included boiled grouse meat, partridges, as well as cooked crawfish. But the Russians got used to mix all the ingredients and eat them with mayonnaise. Now the salad recipe has changed a lot but has not ceased to be a favorite holiday dish.