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'Drunk Russians' Video Maker Charged with Extremism

19:37 14/03/2012

An internet user from Siberia who posted a video of drunk Russians on Russian social networking website more than a year ago has been charged with extremism, investigator Boris Monaenkov said on Wednesday.

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Govt. Considers State Monopoly on Alcohol Retail
13:20 05/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 5 (RIA Novosti)
The government is considering the possibility of creating a state monopoly on both alcohol production and its retail trade, the cabinet said in response to a Duma bill on state monopoly in the sector, the gazeta.ru web site reported on Thursday.
Russian Bill to Set Legal Drinking Age at 21
18:52 24/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 24 (RIA Novosti)
A draft bill introduced in the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, on Friday proposes to increase the legal drinking age in the country from the current 18 to 21 years to combat the country’s rampant alcoholism problem.
Alcohol consumption in Russia down 17% to 15 liters in 2 yrs
21:18 28/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 28 (RIA Novosti)
Russia has seen a fall in alcohol sales over the past two years from 18 liters to 15 liters per capita a year, First Deputy Prime Minister V. Zubkov said on Wednesday.
Ingushetia MPs seek alcohol ban on Thursdays, Fridays
12:37 02/12/2011 MAGAS, December 2 (RIA Novosti)
Lawmakers of Ingushetia’s outgoing parliament voted for the first reading of a bill to ban alcohol sales in the predominantly Moslem Russian republic on Friday, the local government’s spokeswoman said.
Clerks selling alcohol to minors should go to jail - Medvedev
15:29 01/11/2011 BARNAUL, November 1 (RIA Novosti)
Clerks selling alcoholic beverages to teenagers should be subject to criminal responsibility and sent to prison for violating underage alcohol sales laws, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
Public Chamber member seeks murder charge for drunk driving
15:29 07/06/2011
Russian Public Chamber member Olga Kostina on Tuesday has pushed to charge drunk drivers with premeditated murder instead of merely driving under the influence.
Plan to convert Russian distilleries into water plants proposed
18:01 14/09/2010
Russia's ruling party proposed on Tuesday converting former distilleries into drinking water plants.
Russian health watchdog supports night alcohol sales ban across country
15:28 01/09/2010
Russia's chief health inspector said on Wednesday he fully supports the ban on night sales of alcohol which comes into force in Moscow on September 1, and hopes similar bans will be applied across the country.
Russia to ban alcohol night sales before end of 2010 says agency
15:04 31/08/2010
The Russian alcohol regulatory agency expects amendments to a law on alcohol production and sale will be adopted before the end of 2010, banning sales of hard liquor at night.
Russia's chief doctor calls for alcohol advertising ban
12:51 19/08/2010
The Russian public health chief called on Thursday for a complete ban on all alcohol advertising.
Russia's Federation Council to discuss total drunk driving ban
07:22 14/07/2010
The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, will discuss on Wednesday amendments to impose a total drunk driving ban.
Nothing can make nation drink less, say quarter of Russians
19:32 17/03/2010
One in four Russians say no measures taken to fight alcohol abuse will be effective against the national vice and commonest stereotype about Russia.
Glasses, bottles and other exhibits of the Vodka Museum
20:23 01/02/2010
On January 31, 1865, 145 years ago, Dmitry Mendeleyev defended his doctoral thesis “On the Combinations of Water with Alcohol.” This day is considered the unofficial birthday of Russian vodka. It even has its own museum – the Vodka Museum in the Izmailovo Kremlin.
Russian government calls for crackdown on alcohol
17:51 19/01/2010
MOSCOW. (Vlad Grinkevich, RIA Novosti economic commentator) - Last weekend marked 90 years since the notorious Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed banning the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcohol for consumption.
Russia's Medvedev pledges no 'prohibition' in Russia
17:29 19/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who launched a campaign to fight pervasive alcohol abuse in Russia earlier this year, pledged on Tuesday measures to battle the national woe would not be extreme.
Russia declares war on alcoholism
10:44 14/01/2010
Russia's government has launched a crusade against alcohol abuse, describing it as a "national disaster" and aiming to halve consumption by 2020 and root out illegal production and sales.
Russia plans to cut alcohol consumption in half by 2020
23:53 13/01/2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved a national concept to fight pervasive alcohol abuse in Russia with the target to cut alcohol consumption in half by 2020 and uproot the illegal market.
Soldier threatens to blow up shop in east Siberia for alcohol
07:15 12/01/2010
A Russian soldier in east Siberia's Irkutsk Region threatened to blow up a grocery store as he had no money to pay for an alcoholic beverage
Russia fixes minimum vodka price
23:19 01/01/2010
Russia introduced on Friday a minimum price of vodka in an effort to fight counterfeit alcohol production in the country
Alcohol sales fall in Russia
08:38 03/12/2009
Sales of alcohol fell by 15% in Russia in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
Russia's alcohol consumption more than 100% above critical level
13:21 24/09/2009
Alcohol consumption in Russia is more than double the critical level set by the World Health Organization, the interior minister said on Thursday.
Alcohol: what, how much and how often Russians drink
19:38 15/09/2009
Medvedev urges more steps to curb alcohol threat
15:50 12/08/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday measures so far taken to curb alcohol abuse and other addictions in Russia had been insufficient.
Medvedev against ban on alcohol, will fight problem differently
17:12 04/07/2009
The Russian authorities are preparing a number of serious solutions to fight alcoholism, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday, adding that a ban would not help solve the problem
Russia's Medvedev calls for program to fight alcohol abuse
21:55 30/06/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that Russia needs to introduce measures to fight widespread alcoholism and other addictions.
Alcohol abuse kills 500,000 Russians annually - report
16:05 16/06/2009
Around 500,000 Russians die annually of alcohol abuse, the Russian Public Chamber said in a report on Tuesday.
Russian Church council calls for restriction on alcohol sales
16:21 25/05/2009
An international public forum, the 13th World Russian People's Council, has called for a ban on alcohol being sold in kiosks with sales restricted to shops only.
Russia’s vodka production falls
12:56 18/02/2009
In Russia, the demand for alcohol has fallen. Experts link the decrease in vodka production to the global financial crisis.
Russia to strengthen alcohol trade control
17:58 13/11/2008
The Russian government plans to shore up the budget at the expense of alcoholic beverage sales by establishing a federal agency for alcohol trade control.
Russia to form federal alcohol regulator - first deputy PM
20:29 12/11/2008
Russian vodka output on decline
18:50 19/05/2008
Russians choose wine over vodka
16:29 29/04/2008
Vodka sales fell by 3% last year. It seems that Russians prefer fine wine and cognac.
Russia's Beluga vodka bound for foreign markets
15:53 14/02/2008
Russia's leading producer of distilled spirits, Synergy, plans to export vodka under the Beluga brand in the U.S., EU and Ukraine, the company said on Thursday.
Deaths from alcohol poisoning in Russia plunge almost 30%
17:08 23/01/2008
Alcohol poisoning killed over 1,000 Muscovites in 2007
16:04 16/01/2008
Medvedevka could rival Putinka in vodka sales
13:44 14/12/2007
The emergence of Dmitry Medvedev as a front-runner in Russia's 2008 presidential polls has seen an avalanche of patent applications for alcohol products featuring his name, a Russian daily said on Friday.
State monopoly on alcohol could spur bootlegging - ministry
12:03 15/11/2007
Forming a state monopoly to produce and sell alcohol could provoke a rise in bootlegging of spirits, Russia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
Russian alcohol producer Synergy set for $200 mln IPO by yearend
13:11 24/10/2007

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Glasses, bottles and other exhibits of the Vodka Museum
20:23 01/02/2010
On January 31, 1865, 145 years ago, Dmitry Mendeleyev defended his doctoral thesis “On the Combinations of Water with Alcohol.” This day is considered the unofficial birthday of Russian vodka. It even has its own museum – the Vodka Museum in the Izmailovo Kremlin.

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Alcohol: what, how much and how often Russians drink
19:38 15/09/2009

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Russia declares war on alcoholism

Russia's government has launched a crusade against alcohol abuse, describing it as a "national disaster" and aiming to halve consumption by 2020 and root out illegal production and sales.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved a national plan that envisions criminal punishment for illegal production and sale of alcohol, restrictions on advertising, and efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle.