Table of Contents

1. Russia, alcohol and politics; 2. A drunken society; 3. The campaign is launched; 4. The campaign advances; 5. The campaign retreats; 6. The impact of the campaign; 7. Russia, alcohol and the policy process.

Promotional Information

An interesting and informative look at the role of alcohol in Russian society and the Soviet leadership's attempt to stem alcohol abuse.

Reviews

'Stephen White ... has written a fascinating and highly readable account of this ludicrous campaign. The book is illustrated with Soviet cartoons of the era and a few photographs, which capture very succinctly the sheer brutishness of Russian drinking.' The Sunday Telegraph '... Russia Goes Dry is a joy to read and offers experts and non-experts alike a rare insight into a key policy of the Gorbachev era.' Europe-Asia Studies 'White ... has given us a memorable and fascinating study that acts as a case study paradigm of Soviet society at large ...White clearly knows his subject and has good mastery of the detail of the campaign and its context.' Political Studies