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Nation prepares for double vodka

October 26, 2011 Igor Vyuzhny
Huge rises in duty will bring billions into government coffers, but will hit drinkers and smokers hard

Alcohol consumption in Russian cities decreasing

August 23, 2011 Alexandra Koshkina, Gazeta.ru
Experts from the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development and the WHO agree that Russians are drinking less, even if they disagree on the figures

Anti-alcohol campaign produces winners and losers

August 18, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
New restrictions on beer sales may cause small kiosks to close, but could promote small breweries

Beer ban to hit kiosks and train stations

August 16, 2011 Lena Smirnova, the Moscow Times
New law restricts beer sales

Influx of brands comes to Russia despite new law on beer

August 15, 2011 Roland Oliphant, the Moscow Times
Local brewers compete with foreign brands for a market already stretched thin by increased taxes and lack of availability

Birthday of Russian Vodka: Russia’s Favorite Imported Beverage

February 1, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Vodka is tasteless going down, but it is memorable coming up. Garrison Keillor

To ban or not to ban?

August 5, 2010 Evgeniya Chaykovskaya, the Moscow News
Sociologists claim that the vast majority of Russians support the ban on nighttime sales of hard liquor. The move will, they think, lead to safer streets as there will be fewer booze-induced crimes.

War on illegal alcohol

December 25, 2009 Tatyana Shadrina, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Drinks: Minimum price of 89 roubles set for half a litre of vodka

Medvedev targets alcohol

August 31, 2009 Vera Kholmogorova, Vedomosti
Alcohol abuse is killing Russians at an alarming rate. President Medvedev has proposed sweeping changes, but experts fear the government will be unwilling to take the steps necessary to make this particular reform more effective than its notorious pr