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Absolutely magnifique!
Pernod Ricard SA (EPA: RI), the French liquor company, purchased Swedish company Vin & Sprit, the maker of Absolut Vodka, for $8.34 billion on Monday.
Negative Effects of Vodka and Smoking on Russians
A short article in the Guardian on the negative effects of vodka and smoking on Russians' life expectancy.
Selling Vodka with a Feminine Twist
MOSCOW: The vodka ads tiling the walls of the Moscow metro station's escalators abound with hypermasculine imagery. One poster for the Olymp brand in the central Tverskaya metro station shows a boxer with Cro-Magnon features wearing armor and chain mail, and carries the slogan: "The time for the strong has come."
Vodka in Russian Politics
A special CNN.com report.
Vodka: The Miracle Drug
Who knew? You thought vodka was only good for drinking. Well, take a look at these nearly two dozen things vodka can do for you that you probably never even thought of...
Features
How Bleak is Your Love?
Denny Lewis offers a few words on the bleakness of vodka (and our first two taste-offs).
The Art of Drinking Vodka
An offbeat read on the place of vodka in Russian culture.
Tastings
Compiled Vodka Rankings from Russian Life Taste-Offs
Here we put together in one table the results of all of our vodka taste offs.
Russian Life 1st Annual Vodka Taste-Off (February 3, 1998)
Our 1st ever Vodka Taste Off took place at the home of Russian Life magazine, in Montpelier, Vermont ...
Russian Life 2nd Annual Vodka Taste-Off (July 24, 1999)
Our 2nd Annual Vodka Taste Off took place at Norwich University's Russian school, where over 100 Russophiles feasted on shashlik and tasted some of the world's best vodkas ...
Russian Life 3rd Annual Vodka Taste-Off (July 2, 2000)
On July 2, 2000, over 125 Russophiles set sell on the (appropriately named) Spirit of Ethan Allen II, for a Russian Dinner Cruise and our Third Annual Vodka Taste Off ...
Russian Life 4th Annual Taste-Off Results
The Fourth Annual Russian Life International Vodka Taste-Off was held in Lenox, MA on Dec. 8, 2001. These were the results.
The New Face of Vodka
The author tells of a vodka tasting tour to Poland that turned up some truly superior brands.
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