Russia Goes Dry: Alcohol, State and Society

ISBN-13: 9780521558495 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 266 str.

Stephen White

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'White … has given us a memorable and fascinating study that acts as a case study paradigm of Soviet society at large …White clearly knows his subject and has good mastery of the detail of the campaign and its context.' Political Studies

Spis treści

1. Russia, alcohol and politics; 2. A drunken society; 3. The campaign is launched; 4. The campaign advances; 5. The campaign retreats; 6. The impact of the campaign; 7. Russia, alcohol and the policy process.