• 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.

'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

• 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.

'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

• 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.

'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