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100 1 $aPokhlebkin, V. V.$q(Vilʹi͡am Vasilʹevich)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84090768
240 10 $aIstorii͡a vodki.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93010857
245 12 $aA history of Vodka /$cWilliam Pokhlebkin ; translated by Renfrey Clarke.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bVerso,$c1992.
300 $axvi, 222 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"First published in Russian 1991"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [210]-222).
505 00 $tHow and Why this Book Came to be Written --$g1.$tThe Origins of Alcoholic Liquors in Russia.$tVodka in Its Social Context.$tThe Terminology of Alcoholic Liquors.$tThe Meaning of the Word Vodka.$tOld Russian Terms for Alcoholic Liquors.$tRussian Terms for Alcoholic Liquors in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries.$tReferences to Alcoholic Beverages from the Ninth to the Fourteenth Century.$tTechniques for the Production of Alcoholic Drinks in Russia in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries.$tThe Earliest Forms of Technical Equipment before the Rise of Vodka Production --$g2.$tVodka from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Century.$tThe Rise of Distillation.$tFactors Expediting or Signalling the Advent of Vodka.$tThe Social, Moral and Ideological Consequences of the Appearance of Alcohol Distilling in Russia.$tWhere Was Vodka First Made?$tThe Political and Military History of the Moscow State during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries.
505 80 $tEconomic and Social Conditions in the Moscow State at the End of the Fourteenth and during the Fifteenth Century.$tWhy Do the Chronicles and Account Books Tell Us Nothing?$tFixing the Date --$g3.$tThe Terminology of Grain Spirit from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century.$tDistinguishing Grain from Grape.$tThe Terminology of Grape Wine from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century.$tTrade and Everyday Terms for Grain Spirit from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century.$tFigurative and Slang Terms for Grain Spirit in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.$tIndustrial and Technical Terms for Grain Spirit and Its Quality.$tThe Historical Significance of Terms for Grain Spirit.$tThe History of Liquid Measurements in Russia.$tThe Rise and Development of the Term "Vodka" from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century --$g4.$tVodka Production and Its Control.$tThe Evolution of the Technology of Vodka Production.$tRaw Materials.$tFormulas.$tMethods of Purification.$tThe Equipment and Technology of Distilling.
505 80 $tChronology of the Rise and Development of Russian Vodka Production.$tThe Five Vodka Monopolies --$g5.$tVodka and Ideology.$tVodka under the Tsars.$tVodka after the Revolution.$tThe Anti-Alcoholism Campaign.$tVodka as a Positive Influence.$t1. The Gastronomic Significance of Vodka, and How It Should Be Consumed --$t2. Modern Vodkas of Russia and the Other Republics --$t3. The Alcoholic Strength of Wines and Spirits --$t4. The Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body --$t5. The Raw Materials and Production Techniques of Other Principal Spirits of the World.
520 $aSavoured by peasants and Tsars, condemned by clerics and the architects of perestroika - vodka has been the joy and the scourge of the Russian nation for centuries. But what are the origins of the Russians' favourite drink? Did vodka emerge as an authentic national discovery from the brewing-shops or the monasteries of medieval Russia, or was the secret of its preparation imported from elsewhere? When was it that people first experienced vodka's now famed property of 'knocking drinkers off their feet'?
520 8 $aWith formidable scholarship and considerable dry wit, William Pokhlebkin, one of Russia's best-known historians sets out on the detective trail. His aim: to reveal the strange truth about his country's most famous tipple. The result is a triumph of historical deduction.
520 8 $aAs he uncovers the social, economic and technological background to the emergence of vodka, and indeed tells us how and with what the spirit should be drunk, the author creates an unconventional but true-to-life portrait of the society and social psychology that gave birth to today's Russia.
520 8 $aHe argues that those who have controlled the vodka stills have controlled the destiny of Russia - first the Boyars, then the Tsars, and in this century the Bolsheviks. In Pokhlebkin's view Gorbachev unwisely attempted to suppress vodka, allowing the Mafia to seize control of its production and distribution. Perestroika was thus doomed. Pokhlebkin believes that both prohibitionism and drunkenness are scourges which encourage one another.
520 8 $aHe insists that vodka itself doesn't make people drunk, only irresponsible and uncultured ways of consuming it. A History of Vodka is the work not only of a fine scholar but of a passionate advocate of the virtues of vodka and a stern critic of those who have misused it.
650 0 $aVodka$xHistory.
650 0 $aVodka industry$zRussia$xHistory.
650 0 $aAlcoholic beverages$zRussia.
650 0 $aLiquors$xHistory.
650 0 $aDistillation$xHistory.
852 00 $bglx$hTP607.V6$iP6513 1992