Politics under the Influence : : Vodka and Public Policy in Putin's Russia / / Anna L. Bailey.

"You know just how serious a problem alcoholism has become for our country. Frankly speaking, it has taken on the proportions of a national disaster." So spoke Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009 as the government launched its latest anti-alcohol campaign. Challenging the standard na...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.Feeding The State
  • Chapter 2.Soviet Policy Doublethink
  • Chapter 3.The Parasites Feed
  • Chapter 4.Regaining State Control Under Putin
  • Chapter 5.The Judo Gang
  • Chapter 6.An All-Powerful Regulator
  • Chapter 7.Beer
  • Chapter 8.The Brewers’ Nemesis In The Duma
  • Chapter 9.“Vodka Is Our Enemy, But Who Said We’Re Afraid Of Enemies?”
  • Chapter 10.From Illegality To Demography
  • Chapter 11.The New Antialcohol Network
  • Chapter 12.Medvedev And The Antialcohol Initiative
  • Chapter 13.Alcohol Policy As Battleground
  • Chapter 14.The Campaign Is Over, But The Battle Continues
  • Conclusion What Alcohol Tells Us About Russian Politics
  • Appendix 1 Methodology And Research Methods
  • Appendix 2 List Of Respondents And Statements In The Public Domain
  • Appendix 3 List Of Interview Questions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index