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Re:Moral causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union (2011) by guard-of-terra on Sunday October 11, 2015 @03:58AM (#10368489)
Weren't strict restrictions on alcohol a Gorbachev thing?

Anyway, this is not the lesson, it's just one lesson.

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Re:Moral causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union (2011) by pandaman on Sunday October 11, 2015 @04:21AM (#10368530)
>Weren't strict restrictions on alcohol a Gorbachev thing?

Indeed, Andropov did the opposite by lowering vodka's price, hence "andropovka" name for the "Moskovskaya" vodka.

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