In 2003, Moscow's Kristall distillery began producing Putinka vodka, and it shot up in popularity almost as quickly as its near-namesake, Vladimir Putin. U.S. World ...

Every Russian leader, it seems, finds a new way to try to confront the country's addiction to alcohol. Now, it's President Dmitry Medvedev's turn. His approach: declaring war on cheap vodka.

A Russian border-patrol officer drinks vodka while lying in a fountain at a Moscow park. ... Medvedev's Anti-Alcohol Campaign Tries to Make Russia Sober Up. Published Sep 04, ...

While President Medvedev’s move, praised by the state-sanctioned vodka producers, almost certainly will fail to solve Russia’s drinking problem, it’s likely to generate significant income ...

Alcoholism is a "national disaster," President Dmitry Medvedev said in a recent statement. But past efforts to curb abuse of vodka in Russia have proven politically unpopular.

“Imagine how many bottles of vodka that comes to — it takes your breath away,” Medvedev said. He then proposed a mixture of higher taxes and tougher laws aimed at curbing Russia’s drinking.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday called time on the country's vodka tipplers, saying alcoholism had become a "national disaster." Medvedev said measures aimed at ...

Minimum prices for vodka took effect in Russia on Friday as part of President Dmitry Medvedev's campaign to combat alcoholism at a time when Russians traditionally drink heavily during the New ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russians they must kick the alcohol habit. "We drink more now than in the 1990s, although those were difficult times," the ITAR-Tass news ...

Minimum prices for vodka took effect in Russia on Friday as part of President Dmitry Medvedev's campaign to combat alcoholism at a time when Russians traditionally drink heavily during the New ...