The Spirits: Mother Russia’s ruin

Russians are as proud as any people of their national drink — and even more proud of their capacity to drink it. Today, Russians neck nearly two billion litres of vodka annually, equivalent to 556 shots per person per year. “There cannot be too much vodka, there can only be not enough vodka,” as the proverb has it.

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