Russian Government Accelerating Vodka Clampdown

Russia is clamping down hard on vodka consumption. About 20 litres of pure alcohol per capita are drunk annually - a figure almost without parallel - with vodka by far the most popular drink. Shops and kiosks are facing more stringent restrictions on when they can sell vodka, and in January 2010 Russia introduced a RUB89 (US$2.93) price floor on the price of half litre bottles. The ongoing clampdown on alcohol is arguably the toughest in Russia in the post-Soviet

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