The Alcoholic Empire : vodka & politics in late Imperial Russia

1 Introduction . . 3
2 Singing One's Way to Sobriety: The State's Guardianship . . 14
3 Drugs Are Our Business: Physicians Stake a Claim on Therapies . . 36
4 Battling Booze: Strategies for Sobriety in the Military . . 52
5 The Church's New Social Mission . . 69   
6 Women's Physical and Political Use of Alcohol . . 90
7 Tea and Symphony: The Laity Mobilizes against Alcohol . . 111
8 The Politics of Alcohol . . 129   
9 Conclusion . . 146

Epilogue . .  151
Notes . . 163
Bibliography . . 215
Index . . 235
Photo Gallery follows p. 68