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Putin’s Recipe for a Russian Disaster – Cutting Vodka Prices and Public Transport at Same Time

February 1, 2015

Staunton, February 1 – Vladimir Putin has clearly learned the lesson some of his predecessors did not: when times are tough, boosting alcohol prices is a good way to trigger a social explosion. But his decision to cut the price of the cheapest vodka — which went into effect February 1 — is a recipe […]