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[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 47 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

His family got rich of the vodka since they basically had the monopoly on the vodka trade, they earned a shit ton of money of Russian state liquor. And by keeping the populace in a constant drunk state it made sure they stayed in power. Kinda ironic that his alcohol ban probably started political unrest and eventually the fall of the empire.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 32 points 10 months ago

And by keeping the populace in a constant drunk state it made sure they stayed in power.

It's a good thing we don't do that anymore.

Sarcasm, I'm being sarcastic everyone

[-] mibo80@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

But even after the fall the ban was kept in place.

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