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| Translator's Note | |
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| Foreword | |
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| How and Why this Book Came to be Written | |
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| The Origins of Alcoholic Liquors in Russia | |
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| Vodka in Its Social Context | |
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| The Terminology of Alcoholic Liquors | |
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| The Meaning of the Word Vodka | |
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| Old Russian Terms for Alcoholic Liquors | |
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| Russian Terms for Alcoholic Liquors in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries | |
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| References to Alcoholic Beverages from the Ninth to the Fourteenth Century | |
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| Techniques for the Production of Alcoholic Drinks in Russia in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries | |
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| The Earliest Forms of Technical Equipment before the Rise of Vodka Production | |
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| Vodka from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Century | |
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| The Rise of Distillation | |
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| Factors Expediting or Signalling the Advent of Vodka | |
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| The Social, Moral and Ideological Consequences of the Appearance of Alcohol Distilling in Russia | |
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| Where Was Vodka First Made? | |
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| The Political and Military History of the Moscow State during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries | |
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| Economic and Social Conditions in the Moscow State at the End of the Fourteenth and during the Fifteenth Century | |
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| Why Do the Chronicles and Account Books Tell Us Nothing? | |
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| Fixing the Date | |
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| The Terminology of Grain Spirit from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century | |
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| Distinguishing Grain from Grape | |
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| The Terminology of Grape Wine from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century | |
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| Trade and Everyday Terms for Grain Spirit from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century | |
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| Figurative and Slang Terms for Grain Spirit in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | |
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| Industrial and Technical Terms for Grain Spirit and Its Quality | |
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| The Historical Significance of Terms for Grain Spirit | |
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| The History of Liquid Measurements in Russia | |
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| The Rise and Development of the Term "Vodka" from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century | |
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| Vodka Production and Its Control | |
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| The Evolution of the Technology of Vodka Production | |
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| Raw Materials | |
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| Formulas | |
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| Methods of Purification | |
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| The Equipment and Technology of Distilling | |
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| Chronology of the Rise and Development of Russian Vodka Production | |
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| The Five Vodka Monopolies | |
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| Vodka and Ideology | |
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| Vodka under the Tsars | |
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| Vodka after the Revolution | |
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| The Anti-Alcoholism Campaign | |
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| Vodka as a Positive Influence | |
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| Appendices | |
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| 1. The Gastronomic Significance of Vodka, and How It Should Be Consumed | |
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| 2. Modern Vodkas of Russia and the Other Republics | |
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| 3. The Alcoholic Strength of Wines and Spirits | |
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| 4. The Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body | |
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| 5. The Raw Materials and Production Techniques of Other Principal Spirits of the World | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Notes | |