Russian Drunkenness: The Long Road to Societal Collapse

A history of a societal dependence

Russia has fascinated me as a state for a long time. It’s been a pariah on the world stage for more than a hundred years now, and it’s safe to say that few countries have had such a dramatic effect on the world in the 20th century as Russia. Is Russia a European state? Can democracy thrive in Russia? Why does totalitarianism seem to flourish so easily there? These are questions without clear answers, and ones agonised over by Russians for generations. One facet not often considered, however, is the…