Russia's Drinking Problem (2003)

Vodka all day long because it sucs there

A differance of drinking a nice cold beer on a hot summers day or sharing a brewsky with friends for enjoyment and drinking just to get drunk!
An alkoholic is an alkoholic no matter what they drink.

They could use some legalised weed to take the edge off.

Alcohol has absolutely ruined RUSSIA and its bled into every level of society from the poor right up to the elite..

I feel very lucky that I totally dislike alcohol - I always did, even as a teenager

Made in 2003 released three years ago and arrived today,? wow the speed of things today almost as fast as my pigeons.

Beer drinking has put more people in prison than any other cause.

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Putin toilet.

Not gonna lie, while I haven't touched the stuff in a long time now, because I just can't any longer, I LOVE vodka. It's basically getting very high, very quick. I'm too weak to manage it well so I just have to abstain. That stuff can ruin you.

They should try prohibition, it works great for America. n organized crime.
Did that guy with the Lenin poster miss the good old days of suffering and death?

' real men ' socializing. The stigma of admitting your an alcoholic adds to the excuses NOT to seek help .
Dying a premature death is not off putting to an alcoholics way of life . Most of them long for death as they've not been able to figure a way out of their dilemma. Their behavior over a multitude of drunk episodes leaves them with the awakened state of remorse , guilt , regret and revenge especially when all of these feelings go unanswered hence the need for another drink to FORGET their past . Their future lives now revolve around alcohol and everyone knows it accept the alcoholic. The suffering alcoholic has one aim and that is oblivion. In oblivion you forget the past and don't create a future your terrified of . But again he wakes up and his one desire is another drink and another until he either seeks help beyond himself or commits suicide.
There is a way out . I know .

Since the 14 century the Czars and communists have controlled the Russian people with alcohol

Russia in 2003 what about 2024?

I wonder after 20 years since that report, how many of those happy drunks died from liver disease

Russian killing themselves. A gift to the world.

What a sad nation and I don't dislike a wine.

My family came from a 99-100 % Morman town in Utah, population 500 in 1960, 800 in 2000 and 1500 in 2020’s. It’s starting to diversify.

This is also one of the reasons Putin become so solidified in his position.
Russia was an eldorado to plunder, after the chechen war. Now people were happy, relatively peaceful and had money..
Foreign companies made a fortune, either by illegally taking over privately owned businesses, or building shops and markets in suburban areas, sometimes with the blessing of local officials and mayoral council members.
It was so insanely corrupt to the highest levels, because of Putin's social tax system, which was paid by arresting and occupying a bunch of oligarchs businesses. Putting in stooges to run it, and milk it for cash

You're good no worries

Interviewer: Do you have a drug problem?

Rock star: No. I have lots of money.

Drinking beer is Russia’s version of vaping☠️

and for those that do not drink, there is denialism of what is going on around them - either from fear of reprisal, or seeing the world around them outside of the RF and national pride rising to the surface in place of a willingness to change

Yuri Lyubimov looks good for 86, lucky guy.

Soft drink weekend again is it?

I hardly think drinking a beer outside on a nice day counts as alcoholism. the real alcoholics don't leave their homes and can't hold down jobs or relationships

Did I hear that right? Russians consume half of the world's achohol intake per capita?? Or did I just hear things? Wow! That's alot if true. I can see livers turning to stone on a regular over there. Hats of on the party tip, right? Daaaaamn.

I'm from Australia - why is everyone in Russia drinking out of the bottle the way they are, e.g. the nozzle of bottle goes into entirety of the mouth, allowing flowback? It's truly a disgusting thing to watch..

Never been there but it must be a tough country to live in.

That priest has Lenin behind his back. You can't have it both ways though.

So sad, leave the shit alone.

I thought this was something to do with Paulie from Goodfellas ! 😄

no the reason was neoliberalism

This was 3 years ago I’m sure nowadays Russians are prospering and embracing the future with a zest for life.

Looks a lot like the USA too. Alcohol companies making commercials of hot people drinking, meanwhile so many will die from poisoning or accidents related to consumption, not to mention life long drinkers that end up with long term illnesses. They dont show that on the Bud Light billboards.

Why does the r.ussian government want its citizens to be drunk the whole time ?
Because every Time they are sober they realize their government is Sh*t and they topple it 😂😂

Russians dont mess around with anything they do it properly i respect that.

Bugmen, it's clear that lack of education causes this in the russians.
They are uncivilized, plain and simple!

The fall of communism really messed the slavic countries up. They are all alcoholics.

Russia made great headway into tackling the drinking problem since then. It's unfortunate, but ever since the war in The Ukraine, heavy drinking I fear will make a return once those troops that are still alive make it back.

orthodoxy for the win

I´ve been to a lot of shit places in my life with Russia being the number one by a long shot!

Im an alcoholic...so i quit

Very sad, tragic and heartbreaking…either it’s cultural reasons why this happens or pure escapism from the harsh regime of not having any freedom 😢

Poor souls. If I had to live in that country, I’d want to be pissed outta my mind too.

Wow its drom 2003 !!!!
Its December 2024 now

1896 khodynka field. After czar Nicolas's coronation nearly two thousand died as people rushed to get beer which was rumored to be a limited amount. Over 90 percent of people were poor serfs.

Man, being a recovering alcoholic, it's tough to watch some of this. Makes me want to throw up. I don't miss the terrible anxiety, not being able to eat, etc. Having a social drink is one thing, but full-blown alcoholism is a TOUGH road to go down. I'm so thankful I survived it.