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Monopoly on vodka can be introduced in Russia
November 11, 2007, Gazeta ru

Russian Federal Accounting Chamber proposes a monopoly on the ethyl alcohol. Sources in the Court of Accounts confirmed that the agency actually put forward such a proposal. The Court of Accounts reviewed the work of the alcohol industry in 2006 and in 2007, said the letter, and found the situation "unsatisfactory": vodka sales in retail in 2006, by 80% exceeded legally shipped by manufacturers (212 million gave against 135 million provided).

All these problems, believes the Court of Accounts, can be resolved "through the introduction of state monopoly over the turnover of ethyl alcohol." For this department proposes creation of a government corporation, which will distribute the entire amount of ethanol produced, including exports and imports. A excise duty, in the thoughts of officials, will pay only producers of alcohol.

The proposal of the Court of Accounts sent to ministries and agencies and the government requested to prepare a report to the President on this issue.

RussianVodka.com comment: Once again Russia's government is trying to take vodka business under control. Even the Russian Tsar tried this before.

 

Half of alcohol in Russia is illegal
June 22, 2007, RF Accounting Chamber

Russian Federal Accounting Chamber reported that more than 50% of the total market of alcohol in Russia is illegal product. Because of this the government loses more than 45 billion rubles (1.7 billion US dollars) annually, reported the official press agency.

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According to the Accounting Chamber, the volume of legally sold vodka and liquors in the 2006 total of 1.17 billion liters, a decrease of 21.6% from 2005. The average amount of alcohol products sold through retail in 2006 was about 2.12 billion liters. Analysts of the Chamber pointed out that such large quantities of illegal alcohol market can be attributed to price policies. For example, the bulk of the price of vodka are indirect taxes and charges - more than 70% of the final price. Legal proceedings contribute to the rising rates of increase in the price of spirits, which combined with low purchasing power of the majority of population leads to increase in the illegal production of alcohol.

RussianVodka.com comment: Russia's "black market" is truly enormous. It was always like this, and it looks like nothing has changed.

 

Russians congregate over Internet, drink via USB shot glasses
February 21, 2007, Engadget.com - (Via E-generator.ru)

Russians utilize the power of the web to bring alcoholics and social drinkers together in inebriated harmony. Folks at e-generator.ru, has devised a USB shot glass to allow lonely, alcohol-needing individuals to get their drink on while safely at home.

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While we don't consider ourselves experts in Russian culture, it's apparently not tactful to get plastered solo, and while online drinking might be stretching the rules just a bit, we're sure those vodka-loving Internet dwellers aren't complaining.

The idea is to join a group of drinkers in an online lounge, where the USB shot glass levels are shown on each person's screen; once the go-ahead is given, the folks turn up their glasses and chug it down, ideally showing an empty glass after a random smashing of keys somehow spells out congratulatory phrases.

According to the inventor, his goal is to enable anyone who failed to find drinking company, join a party arranged on the Internet.

RussianVodka.com comment: Welcoming new technology and applauding creative ingenuity, we still think that it's better to drink in the company of real people.

 

Vodka.com domain sold for $3 million
December 15, 2006, Reuters.uk - UK (Reuters)

The billionaire Russian entrepreneur behind Russia's biggest vodka maker has paid $3 million (1.53 million pounds) to acquire the vodka.com domain, part of a bid to expand into the US market, a broker said on Thursday. Russian Standard Co. controls not only two-thirds of the sales of premium vodka in Russia, but also owns Russian Standard Bank, the country's largest private bank.

RussianVodka.com comment: We worth more!

 

'People's vodka' urged for Russia
November 29, 2006, BBC News - UK

The head of Russia's union of wine and spirits producers has called on the country's lawmakers to legislate for the introduction of "people's vodka". The introduction of a cheap, but safe and regulated drink, would help poorer Russians currently unable to buy genuine vodka. Several Russian regions have declared states of emergency recently after a spate of fake vodka poisonings (last year more than 40,000 people died after drinking such liquids), and the worst-hit areas planned to be the testing ground for "people's vodka", or better, "social vodka".

The Russian government says past attempts to impose restrictions had always failed. Instead, tougher state regulation of the quality of vodka has emerged as the policy of choice.

RussianVodka.com comment: Great idea! There is a serious need for a safe and accessible alternative for an average Russian vodka drinker.

 

US: Russian Standard files Stoli lawsuit
October 24, 2006, Just-drinks.com editorial team

Russian Standard has launched legal action in the US against “unfounded allegations” from Pernod Ricard in the ongoing row over the authenticity of Stolichnaya vodka.

RussianVodka.com comment: This is not the first time that we hear about a lawsuit concerning the right to be called Russian Vodka. As far as we know, in the past these kind of lawsuits were not successful.

 

Donald Trump launches Trump vodka
UPI News Service, October 7, 2006

Donald Trump has launched a new vodka brand called "Trump Vodka". The first cases arrived at New York's Kennedy Airport with tuxedoed porters, a red carpet, and a velvet rope. Although trump himself doesn't drink alcohol, Trump called it "a major player in the vodka arena." Patrick Kenny of Drinks America Holdings Limited said, "There's nobody who markets better in the luxury category than Donald Trump." A one-litre bottle will sell for about $30 according to the Daily News.

RussianVodka.com comment: Our congratulations to Mr. Trump. We all can be assured that this venture is going to be success!

 

Russian authorities discover vodka pipeline to Latvia
Russia (AHN), October 4, 2006

Russian customs officials in Buholovo near the Latvian border have discovered a one mile long pipeline that was pumping vodka to the other side of the border. Police officers patrolling the border said the tunnel had been laid six feet underground by still unidentified syndicates to pump homemade vodka across the border to avoid paying taxes and other government regulations on the liquor.

RussianVodka.com comment: This example of true Russian criminal ingenuity got stopped because Russian authorities take their vodka affairs very serious.

 

Russian Standard Company unveils new $60 million distillery in St. Petersburg
Russia, October 1, 2006 (PRNewswire)

Russian Standard Company, the number one premium vodka company in Russia, today announced the launch of its new $60 million state-of-the art vodka distillery in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the same time, Russian Standard Vodka announced its plans to launch Russian Standard Original in the U.S., across Europe and in select Asian markets.

RussianVodka.com comment: Our congratulations to Russian Standard! The quality of Russian vodka will undoubtedly improve, as the world markets reach.

 

Russian industry grows 5.6% in August 2006
Rosstat Russia, Sept. 18, 2006 (Interfax)

Russian industrial output grew 5.6% year-on-year in August... as did vodka and liquor production - 8.2%.

RussianVodka.com comment: More Russian vodka!

 

Bootleg vodka kills hundreds in Russian city
BELGOROD, Russia (UPI), Sept. 13, 2006

In one of the worst cases, almost 1,000 people were poisoned in just two small towns in the Belgorod region in central Russia. Critics say the government's decision earlier this year to introduce a new and expensive system of state excise stamps led to the market being flooded with potentially lethal vodka substitutes. Fraudsters exploited in full measure the dramatic increase in the prices of alcoholic beverages by monopolists, putting relatively cheap, spirit-based mixture in active circulation. The city warned people about the danger, but some people evidently did not believe the warnings. Prosecutors were seeking to press criminal charges against the bootleggers, who were still at large.

RussianVodka.com comment: Bootleg vodka problem in Russia is deeply rooted in poverty and overall difficulties and hardship of Russian life, as well as rampant corruption, degradation of drinking culture, and recklessness of majority of vodka drinking population.

 

Collapse of Russia alcohol market: vodka can disappear like whisky
MOSCOW, July 19, 2006 (Itar-Tass)

Patience of drinking Russians is being put to a serious test by raw measures of authorities to establish the control of alcohol production and sales.

RussianVodka.com comment: Throughout history, Russian authorities had struggled over control of vodka production and sales. Current "raw measures" is just another cycle of this ongoing struggle. Average vodka drinker in Russia can care less, as long a vodka is plentiful and affordable.

 

Bio-battery runs on shots of vodka
NewScientist.com news service
Celeste Biever, New Orleans

An enzyme-catalysed battery has been created that could one day run cell phones and laptop computers on shots of vodka.

The key to the device is a new polymer that protects the fragile enzymes used to break down the ethanol fuel, scientists told the American Chemical Society's annual meeting in New Orleans on Monday.

Enzyme-based batteries have the potential to be cheaper than fuel cells that rely on expensive platinum or ruthenium catalysts. "It sounds great," says Bob Hockaday, founder of the company Energy Related Devices and designer of a methanol-powered battery. "Enzymes are inexpensive and catalytically very active."

Fuel cells work by converting into electricity the energy released when oxygen and hydrogen react to produce water. Pure hydrogen is an explosive gas and difficult to store, so fuel cells often use a chemical source. Ethanol is used in Minteer's cell, and the enzymes strip off the hydrogen.

Thanks to the polymer, the new bio-batteries have power densities 32 times greater than those of other groups, the team claim. Toshiba has just unveiled its first miniature fuel cell, which uses a metal catalyst and runs on methanol. Minteer says: "The main advantage of ethanol over methanol is that it is simply more readily available. We have actually run our cells off vodka and gin." Ethanol is also less toxic and, with the enzymes used in Minteer's bio-batteries, more productive.

RussianVodka.com comment: Wow! Another proof that vodka still has a lot of potential in human evolution. And not only human, it turns out that laptop computers and cell phones like it too!



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