• IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      And by keeping the populace in a constant drunk state it made sure they stayed in power.

      It’s a good thing we don’t do that anymore.

      Sarcasm, I’m being sarcastic everyone