Alcoholic drinking first figured into the central plot of a work of Russian literature with Venedikt Erofeev's prose poem, “Moscow-Petushki,” Kommersant, a leading daily newspaper, recently...

Jan 10, 2025 · Vodka Shortages: The campaign led to widespread vodka shortages, with long lines forming outside liquor stores. Moonshine Recipes: Homemade moonshine recipes …

May 29, 2024 · Russia is notorious for its widespread and debilitating relationship with alcohol. To understand this endemic issue, one must traverse through a complex landscape of cultural …

Jan 31, 2017 · In January 1908, the Russkoye Slovo daily ran a satirical piece on Russian writers’ relationship with alcohol. The French magazine La Revue has come up with an interesting …

Jan 10, 2024 · Mark Schrad, in his book on the role played by alcohol throughout the history of Russian autocracy, Vodka Politics, remarks that, “Eternally suspicious of plots to do him in, …

Oct 21, 2024 · Journalist Sergei Shelin writes that against the backdrop of the war, alcohol consumption in Russia, having declined for years, is back up, with stress, fear and grief as the …

Aug 5, 2014 · The work, titled Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State, sees an enduring connection between vodka and the autocratic political institutions and …

May 29, 2013 · Russia has had a volatile history with alcohol and subsequent attempts to rid it from Rusky hands. The most interesting facet, though? Their posters.

A much more recent historical figure, Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin, leaves no room for any doubt. His addiction to alcohol is well known and documented.

Alcohol has been a major health concern in Russia, especially for men of working age. Excessive alcohol use has caused many early deaths. [1] Alcoholism in Russia has, according to some …