Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

ALCOHOLISM

Alcoholism: translation

Alcoholism remains one of Russia’s main social problems, often bemoaned as “Russia’s curse.” The habitual consumption of large quantities of spirits impedes economic growth and cultural development, as well as having an especially pernicious impact on the nation’s demography. It is estimated that the economic damage caused by alcoholism is about $750 million per year. Alcoholrelated problems annually account for between 500,000 and 900,000 deaths in Russia; it is estimated that alcohol is a factor in nearly half of all deaths of men between the ages of 25 and 54. In the 1980s,Mikhail Gorbachevlaunched a war against alcoholism, including banning advertising of alcohol and promoting an alcoholfree lifestyle.As with many of his reforms, aspects of the alcoholfree campaign verged on the absurd; for example, many valuable vineyards inCrimea,Armenia, andGeorgiawere destroyed. While alcohol sales dipped (with an accompanying loss of tax revenues), the production ofsamogon(homemade alcohol) skyrocketed, resulting in many deaths from poisoning.
In contrast, during the 1990s,BorisYeltsin’s government was generally indifferent to the alcoholism problem, enjoying high taxes from alcohol sales. Yeltsin’s well-documented alcoholism resulted in a number of scandals, negatively impacting his political career. UnderVladimir Putin, a teetotaler, the government tried to address the issues of alcoholism by raising penalties for improper consumption of alcoholic drinks, shifting the blame for alcohol-dependent children onto their parents, and raising the population’s awareness of the severity of the problem.
Though consuming alcohol—especially vodka and beer—is a traditional pastime in Russia, the problem of alcoholism had been exacerbated by the economic downturn of the 1980s and the chaos and crisis of the 1990s, causing many underprivileged Russian citizens to turn to drink. The most vulnerable members of society have been worst afflicted by the phenomenon. While support exists in the form of clinical, social, and cultural associations and awareness of the problem of addiction is on the rise, Russian society’s historical tolerance to excessive alcohol consumption typically undermines the effects of antialcoholism campaigns. However, in the new millennium, there have been considerable attempts to change the image of drinking, by stressing the dangers of alcohol addiction and advocating a glamorous alcohol-free or alcohol-moderate lifestyle. Despite such efforts, alcohol consumption continues to rise. Today, Russians consume 15 liters of hard liquor per year, which is slightly below the European average and nearly twice as much as the average American.
See alsoDemographic challenges.

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  5. alcoholism—[lkhlzm]алкоголизм...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  6. alcoholism—пьянство...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
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  8. alcoholism—n алкоголизм пьянство...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  9. alcoholism—alcoholism [lkhlzm] nu алкоголизм...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  10. alcoholism—сущ. алкоголизм acute chronic alcoholism острый алкоголизм хронический алкоголизм Syn dipsomania...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  11. alcoholism—n .strong алкоголизм хроническое заболевание обусловленное злоупотреблением спиртным .strong социальная аномия выраженная в массовом злоупотреблении алкоголем .strong лич...Англо-русский словарь по социологии
  12. alcoholism—nto combat heavy drinking and alcoholism бороться с пьянством и алкоголизмом chronic alcoholism...Англо-русский словарь политической терминологии
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  16. alcoholism—алкоголизм...Англо-русский юридический словарь
  17. alcoholism—алкоголзм...Англо-украинский юридический словарь
  18. alcoholism—алкоголзм...Англо-український словник
  19. alcoholism—n пияцтво алкоголзм chronic хрончний алкоголзм....Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  20. alcoholism—алкоголзм...Англо-український юридичний словник
  21. alcoholism—[lkhlzm] n. алкоголизмchronic alcoholism хроническое пьянство. алкогольное отравление алкогольная интоксикация...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  22. alcoholism—alcoholism [lkhlzm] ni . алкоголизм chronic хроническое пьянство . алкогольное отравление алкогольная интоксикация...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
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