- History, Vodka industry, Vodka, Liquors
Savoured by peasants and Tsars, condemned by clerics and the architects of perestroika - vodka has been the joy and the scourge of the Russian nation for centuries. But what are the origins of the Russians' favourite drink?
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- Author
- V. V. Pokhlebkin
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 222
- Publisher
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- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780860916000
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