Istoriia russkoi vodki ot polugara do nashiX dnei - Rodionov Boris

In the mythologized world, the legend of vodka is not the main thing, but not the last place. Vodka is our curse and our heritage. The history of vodka in the people's consciousness is to some extent our history. And few people know that vodka by historical standards - a drink not just young - young. It is enough to immerse yourself in the study of Russian wine-smoking, and it becomes obvious that the true national strong alcohol in Russia was not vodka, born only at the end of the nineteenth century, but a completely different drink, now forgotten - bread wine, or Half-gar. But most importantly: the true story, based on almost all available sources, is much more interesting than any legends.