Vodka drinkers in Russia are furious after the Finance Ministry hiked prices for a half-litre bottle by 17 percent on New ...

More than 90 percent of Russia-made vodka is consumed domestically and is one of the most popular drinks in the country.

Russians are up in arms after the Finance Ministry imposed a 17 percent price increase for a half-liter bottle of vodka on ...

The WHO said the drop in alcohol consumption was linked to a significant rise in life expectancy. It noted that Russia had previously been considered one of the heaviest-drinking countries in the ...

The amount of alcohol consumed has decreased by 40%. Russians drink less than they drink in France and Italy. Due to this, life expectancy has increased by 8.5 years," Kluge said.

The claim: Alcohol consumption in Russia has fallen 80% in the past five ... nation that's traditionally regarded as one that enjoys drinking - especially the national tipple, vodka.

Russia, famous for its vodka, has traditionally been a society with a strong image of a 'drink whale'. Peter the Great, who gave birth to the Russian Empire, was a drinker enough to tell the story ...

Billionaire Stolichnaya vodka boss Yuri Shefler, 57, is firmly in the ruthless Russian president’s sights and has escaped poisoning and kidnapping attempts ordered by The Kremlin, according to ...

The Russians also gifted the trio a bottle of vodka each with custom labels showing ... The billionaire was also pictured drinking from a wine glass at the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar last ...

MOSCOW, August 7. / TASS / The export of Russian vodka has decreased during the first half of 2015 by two-fold and amounted to $48.6 million, the Federal Customs Service said in a report on Friday.