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News: Vodka Monument Toppled by Russian Alcohol Crackdown

  It’s a sad state of affairs when, in Russia of all places, alcohol, and specifically vodka, can no longer be showcased and advertised. But thanks to Mr. Putin’s hard-line push against alcohol advertising, this is exactly whats happening, and it’s having some unintended consequences. To give some background, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a […]

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News: Stranded Elephants Survive on Vodka

In a wonderfully warm story that broke out over the weekend, the RIA reported that two circus elephants drank vodka to help them survive when their trailer caught fire in the freezing Russian winter. To make matters worse, the elephants were in Siberia, en route to a show in the town of Omsk. In an effort to […]