Some Facts about Vodka in the USSR
Lenin was absolutely indifferent to alcohol, from time to time he threw back just a few German beers or a glass of Italian chianti. He would also refuse Russian strong drinks flatly and just hated drunk people. He was also a strong advocate of the dry law, which was carried into force in 1914. He had a horror of drunk soldiers with guns, and used to say that Russian would drown the revolution in vodka. The Vodka Museum supervisor Alexander Nikishin says, that in 1917 Lenin was really shocked when he was driving by some vodka distillery ruined by soldiers and saw them kneeling down and liking the spirits flowing out right from the ground. Soon after this he ordered to shoot all marauders who dared to make an attempt on liquids. In his view, only sober proletarians of all countries could unite.
Russian Honey Drink
For hundreds of years there was a tradition in Russia to make speical drink from honey and hop plant.
It is a low-alcohol drink, that was sometimes mentioned by famous Russian classic authors too.
They say that before the wedding all the members of the family helped to prepare a good stock of this honey drink for the marrying pare. Then during the wedding and 30 days after the married couple had to drink only this beverage - no any other was allowed. So the honeymoon was called in Russia after an actual honey drink.
The recipe itself is easy. First they boild a water in the pan, then add there enough honey, then after sometime some very small quantity of hop plant is being added and then, it’s being take from the fire, put aside to calm down and then the yeast is added. That’s all, after five days they have a true Russian drink that is even stronger just a regular beer.
At the Beach [updated]
Just at the beach…
Russian Ice Cream
Now, in winter, the ice cream should have more of the warming up properties than of cooling down ones. So does this ice cream.
Russian Souvenirs
If before you could bring back home some Matroshka dolls from your trip to Russia now you can take some new Russian hits - gift stones painted in popular Western colors like “Marlboro” or “Wrigleys” up there.
Yard Life
The public yards of multi-stored buildings in Russian cities were always a central place for all local events to take place. On the first video they decide who would be the king of the yard.
And on the second the young wife has discovered a cheating husband and decided to revenge.
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Jump with a Bottle
Those sky-divers don’t waste their time while training.
The Wedding
Just another photo report from the Russian wedding.
The United Colors of Vodka
A new fashion spreads across some Russian vodka consumers - why drink dull colorless vodka if you can drink colorful liquid made of some “Skittles” sweets and the fire-water.
Modern Russian Cuisine: The Starters
We often get emails from people asking to cover something from the famous Russian cuisine. Well, here is an example of the modern Russian cuisine, of its starter dishes.
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