How Russia Became Controlled By Vodka
89K views · May 16, 2026 · Entertainment
Comments · 392
@DesertFernweh · 4 months ago
The Russians figuring out Vodka is proof that God loves the Irish. Because had the Irish figured out that potatoes can make booze. We would have starved long ago.
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@ianlewis523 · 4 months ago
Getting promoted to a high post purely for being an impressive drinker to the czar is the most Russian thing I have ever heard.
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@lebirtycreacion3165 · 4 months ago
he fell for her because she could drink and take a joke... fair
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@blipgrwmlin · 4 months ago
He can't help it with the puns they became mandatory when he became a dad.
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@zappababe8577 · 4 months ago
Fun fact: In Soviet times, any drink that was less than 10% alcohol would be classed as non-alcoholic
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@oteris2924 · 4 months ago
Vodka being so important to the Russians explains so many choices.
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@jimbraslow1774 · 4 months ago
Worked in Russia twice. There was no bottled water , no beer no soft drinks only Vodka and a yougart drink. <br>At every meeting there was plenty of Vodka. I brought home several bottles of AK-47 Vodka.
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@kemarisite · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gpUtRmHPPA&t=160">2:40</a> Or, to paraphrase The 13th Warrior:<br><br>"Under Islam, you cannot drink the fermentetion of grain or grapes."<br><br>"It's potatoes!"
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@不要慌9815 · 4 months ago
When you say he (Peter the Great) supervised the torturing and killing of his opponents, I would say he's just doing the opposite of movie villains. As the saying goes "trust is good, control is better".
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@jacobstiver5552 · 4 months ago
The fact the "time of troubles" officially kicked off AFTER Ivan the Terrible's rule... 😮
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@BardicGM · 4 months ago
OK whoever went after Ivan's wives was taking 'poking the bear' to whole new levels.
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@promcheg · 4 months ago (edited)
Russian "proverb": Мы не пьем, а лечимся. И не чайными ложками, а чайными кружками. - We aren't drinking—we're taking our medicine. And not by the teaspoon, but by the (tea) mug.
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