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this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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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.
It's a good thing we don't do that anymore.
Sarcasm, I'm being sarcastic everyone
But even after the fall the ban was kept in place.