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“DO YOU DRINK VODKA?” Cross-cultural aspect of drinking culture in Australia and Russia and its social implications

“DO YOU DRINK VODKA?” Cross-cultural aspect of drinking culture in Australia and Russia and its social implications. Presented by Dr Irina Vasilenko PhD, Victoria University Project Officer Reducing Binge Drinking in Russian/Slavic Communities Project .

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“DO YOU DRINK VODKA?” Cross-cultural aspect of drinking culture in Australia and Russia and its social implications

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  1. “DO YOU DRINK VODKA?” Cross-cultural aspect of drinking culturein Australia and Russia and its social implications Presented by Dr Irina Vasilenko PhD, Victoria University Project Officer Reducing Binge Drinking in Russian/Slavic Communities Project Russian Ethnic Representatives Council of Victoria 118 Greeves Street Fitzroy 3065 VIC Irina.vasilenko@rerc.org.au

  2. Cross-cultural aspect of drinking culture in Australia and Russia and its social implications

  3. The liberalisation of Victorian alcohol policy: Implications for alcohol-related harm, 2009 Michael Livingston research funded by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation presented at Alcohol Turning Point Seminar, 18 August,2009

  4. Trends in consumption and harm: Victoria, 2009 Michael Livingston research funded by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation presented at Alcohol Turning Point Seminar, 18 August,2009 Implications foralcohol-related harm

  5.  Deregulation of liquor licensing through the 1980s and 1990s has resulted in a substantial increase in alcohol availability  These increases have occurred concurrently with substantial increases in state-wide harm  Specific studies have demonstrated links between alcohol outlet density and violence in Victoria in the last decade Michael Livingston’s Study Concludes

  6. Russian Background Responders Perception • Yes – 30% • No different to Other culture – 58% • No – 11% “Outsider” non Russian Background Perception 99% Yes Is alcohol a part of Russian culture?

  7. Percentage of Association vodka 35% Moscow 20% KGB 15% Natasha 8% communism 7% babushka 6% others 9% Reducing Binge Drinking in Russian/Slavic Communities Project, RERC, 2009

  8. Alcohol Consumption Retrospective in Russia: 1300-2009 Alcohol Consumption:Historical Overview Vodka Museum Data, 2009, Moscow

  9. Russian Tradition Culture Famous for

  10. Ancient Russian culture was not alcohol consuming culture: Honey drink and kvas were common popular drink for all occasions in Russia at the time • Bread wine was first brought to Russia by Genoese merchants on their way to Lithuania in 1386 and presented to Prince Dmitry Ivanovich, called Donskoy for his victory over the Mongol-Tartar army on the Kulikovo Field by the River Don. • However, Russian ancestors were not much impressed with this distilled fermented grape juice. Mead drink and kvas were more popular in Russia at the time. The wine or beer was forbidden for import to Russia

  11. Ancestor of vodka “Aqua Vita” (Latin for “water of life”) first brought to Russia by Genoese merchants on their way to Lithuania in 1429 as a cure and “medicine against all illnesses” • As monasteries throughout Europe were then at the forefront of scientific knowledge, and the production of alcohol, it seems logical that the first batch of vodka was distilled in Chudovuy Monastery located on the Moscow’s Kremlin territory by a Russian monk called Isidor

  12. In 1474 - first Tzar’s Monopoly Decree about vodka retailing • In 1553 – first mentioned of “vodka” was recorded in Russian officials historical annals • in 1581, chemists allow to produce and sell vodka Ivan the Horrible reveals the order as «State has the solely right to sell простое вино», «вино доброе», «вино боярское» only in owned by tzars’ tractirs (calling kabaks them «Russian taverns».

  13. in 1719 Peter the Great, liberalized the State monopoly on the vodka production and force nation towards the next level of drinking – vodka as a form of payment or awards

  14. During his chemical experiment, Professor Mendeleev opened how to produce 47% vodka • As a result in 1894-1896 the national standard for vodka was established and the state monopoly on vodka that gradually spread all over the country was introduced • This boosted vodka consumption in 4 times

  15. 1913 - В 1913 г.Russia consumed 2 000 000 000 bottles of vodka. If give away 4 bottles to one European citizen, 314 304 000 bottles will be left. Outcomes of Russian State approach towards pushing alcohol consumption

  16. The prohibition measures that were first introduced during the war with Japan of 1904-1905 are alone worth a separate detailed story. • There is also the «prohibition law» introduced by the government of the Russian Empire on August 2, 1914 and officially cancelled by the Soviet government only in 1925. • It is notable that the above mentioned monopoly on vodka led to a certain decrease in the number of alcoholics (a number that was quite scary in the beginning of the 20th century). • To a great extent this decrease was influenced by the regulations for selling vodka - in many regions vodka could be sold only before 8 p.m. However, this limitation did not work in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Prohibition Measures: Vodka rules the country

  17. Alcohol Production in Russia, 2008

  18. Russians report 67 drinking sessions per year • Chechz report 179 drinking sessions per year But Russians drank the highest dose of alcohol per drinking session Drinking Culture in International retrospect: Comparative Analysis, 2008

  19. Russians drank the highest dose of alcohol per drinking session in the world

  20. Comparative Study of grams of alcohol in average drinking session

  21. Binge drinking is the most detrimental pattern of drinking and is linked with illness and premature death in Russian and Ukrainian men • Serious social implications outside of home country Why is the Russian way of drinking dangerous?

  22. Binge drinking is the most detrimental pattern of drinking and is linked with illness and premature death in Russian men Alcohol and Death

  23. 58% drink vodka to prove their Russian background • 25% prefer vodka to other alcohol drinks as “health, pure drink” • 5% to keep company • 2% others Vodka Drinking as Cultural Heritage Component ? Drinking vodka is a result of STATE’s forceful attempt at any period of time to enslave Russians in order to enrich the state in-power forces

  24. 95 % of the young people between 15-18 y.o. do not see alcohol as a drug • 45% of them already tested and use alcohol on “special occasions” • 12% drink alcohol when “bored” • 98% agree that alcohol should be a part of the special occasions (family gatherings, birthdays, sporting events, ext.) Social Implication of Alcohol Consumption for Rusian Speaking Youth in Australia 15-24 y.o.

  25. Russian Speaking Youth in Victoria: Vodka Drinking as Cultural Heritage Component

  26. Educating • Preventing • Counseling • Networking • Connectedness • Informing Alcohol is a drug too. Say “NO” to drug

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