Russia Goes Dry: Alcohol, State And Society

by Stephen White

2020-12-29 09:59:01

Russians today are the world''s heaviest drinkers. The consumption of alcohol permeates family life, shapes the economy, and plays an occasional but striking role in the political leadership. Russia Goes Dry is an entertaining and instructive study o... Read more
Russians today are the world''s heaviest drinkers. The consumption of alcohol permeates family life, shapes the economy, and plays an occasional but striking role in the political leadership. Russia Goes Dry is an entertaining and instructive study of the Soviet leadership''s attempt to eliminate alcohol abuse. It traces the profound influence of alcohol through Russian history and charts the campaign from its initiation under Mikhail Gorbachev to its disappointing aftermath in the postcommunist 1990s. Attractively written and fully illustrated, this book offers a fascinating insight into modern Russian society. Less

Book Details

File size9.02 X 5.98 X 0.63 in
Print pages266
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date November 2, 1995
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521552110
Stephen White is a clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of the Alan Gregory novels. He lives in Colorado....

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