Vodka Politics

Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State

Omschrijving

Alcohol-and alcoholism-have long been prominent features in Russian life and culture. But as Mark Schrad vividly shows in Vodka Politics, it has also been central to Russian politics. From the tsars to Putin, almost every Russian ruler has utilized alcohol to strengthen his governing power. Tsars used alcohol to exert control over their courts, and the government's monopoly over its sale provided a crucial revenue stream from late Tsarist times through most of the Soviet era.
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Schrijver
Schrad, Mark Lawrence (Assistant Professor of Political Science
Titel
Vodka Politics
Uitgever
Oxford University Press Inc
Jaar
2016
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
528
Gewicht
730 gr
EAN
9780190468811
Afmetingen
235 x 152 x 25 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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