Description: Vodka Politics by Mark Lawrence Schrad Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Alcohol-and alcoholism-have long been prominent features in Russian life and culture. But as Mark Schrad vividly shows in Vodka Politics, it has also been central to Russian politics. From the tsars to Putin, almost every Russian ruler has utilized alcohol to strengthen his governing power. Tsars used alcohol to exert control over their courts, and the governments monopoly over its sale provided a crucial revenue stream from late Tsarist times throughmost of the Soviet era. Publisher Description Russia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to understanding Russian history and politics. In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians genetic code, but rather their autocratic political system, which has long wielded vodka as a tool of statecraft. Througha series of historical investigations stretching from Ivan the Terrible through Vladimir Putin, Vodka Politics presents the secret history of the Russian state itself-a history that is drenched in liquor.Scrutinizing (rather than dismissing) the role of alcohol in Russian politics yields a more nuanced understanding of Russian history itself: from palace intrigues under the tsars to the drunken antics of Soviet and post-Soviet leadership, vodka is there in abundance. Beyond vivid anecdotes, Schrad scours original documents and archival evidence to answer provocative historical questions. How have Russias rulers used alcohol to solidify their autocratic rule? What role didalcohol play in tsarist coups? Was Nicholas IIs ill-fated prohibition a catalyst for the Bolshevik Revolution? Could the Soviet Union have become a world power without liquor? How did vodka politicscontribute to the collapse of both communism and public health in the 1990s? How can the Kremlin overcome vodkas hurdles to produce greater social well-being, prosperity, and democracy into the future? Viewing Russian history through the bottom of the vodka bottle helps us to understand why the "liquor question" remains important to Russian high politics even today-almost a century after the issue had been put to bed in most every other modern state. Indeed, recognizingand confronting vodkas devastating political legacies may be the greatest political challenge for this generation of Russias leadership, as well as the next. Author Biography Mark Lawrence Schrad is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Villanova University. Details ISBN 0190468815 ISBN-13 9780190468811 Title Vodka Politics Author Mark Lawrence Schrad Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 528 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:102010886; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Vodka Politics : Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, United States / 20th Century, Europe / General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 24.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Mark Lawrence Schrad
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
