Yes, it's popular in many Easter European countries, like Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and others.
I like beetroots very much. I hear they are really healthy. Yeah, did you know that they're used medicinally in addition to being eaten? Oh great! So I am getting medicine too! I like it in my veggie drinks. Have you ever tried borscht? That's a popular soup in european cuisines. Oh yeah, I heard of it. It is a Russian soap, I think anyways.
Borscht () is a sour soup popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Ashkenazi Jewish and Armenian cuisines.