WHAT THEY DRINK IN RUSSIA

 

director

Iosif Goldman

production

Documentary film, 26 min, Russia, 1992

оriginal title  CHTO PYUT V ROSSII language Russian

 

synopsis

 

Everyone drinks alcoholic beverages in Russia: from the best grades of brandy to dishwashing liquids. People drink everywhere: in the chic restaurants and in the public toilets, during the gala-concerts and on dirty staircases, on the garrets and in the basements...

How many liters of alcoholic beverages are consumed? Some drunkards are record-holders, and they amaze possibility to drink up to 5 liters of vodka during one dinner.