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Here's a question. If you're an arrogant autocrat and you find yourself in a situation where things are not going too well for your people, both economically, socially and politically, what's the first tactic you'd probably come up with to distract them from their troubles? You guessed right. Bread and circuses, as the old adage goes. Or in this case, booze. And for a nation like Russia, that is *THE* factor that tends to make or break a good tyrant. Case in point:

Russia cuts vodka prices on moonshine fears

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