Russia Goes Dry

Alcohol, State and Society

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Stephen White

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Paperback / softback

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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. It was in Russia in the 1980s that the most sustained attempt of its kind was made to eliminate alcohol abuse, and even drinking itself. Drawing upon a wide range of original sources, including interviews, surveys and the local press, Stephen White provides the first full-length study of this extraordinary campaign. He 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 post-communist 1990s. Attractively written and fully illustrated, Russia Goes Dry is an entertaining as well as instructive guide to a changing society and a classic case study of the limitations of politically directed social reform.

Release date Australia

November 2nd, 1995

Author

Stephen White

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

29 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

266

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780521558495

Product ID

2397889

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