vodka

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• 2-17-14
  

  The Real Problem with Putin's Russia: Vodka

  by Mark Lawrence Schrad

  Now that the bear is angry again, let's not lose sight of the fact that Russia faces an almost unprecedented public health crisis due to chronic alcoholism.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  9-25-13
  

  How Alcohol Conquered Russia

  by Stan Fedun

  A history of the country’s struggle with alcoholism, and why the government has done so little about it.

• SOURCE: NYT
  8-21-13
  

  Mark Lawrence Schrad: Boycotting Vodka Won’t Help Russia’s Gays

  Mark Lawrence Schrad, an assistant professor of political science at Villanova University, is the author of the forthcoming book “Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State.”

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• 5-20-13
  

  The Real Problem with Putin's Russia: Vodka

  by Oliver Bullough

  Now that the bear is angry again, let's not lose sight of the fact that Russia faces an almost unprecedented public health crisis due to chronic alcoholism.