About the book: 2021 / Vodka is one of the unofficial symbols of Russia, a drink without which it is impossible to imagine us and even more difficult to understand . It is also a multi-billion dollar and incredibly profitable business. Where there is money, there is blood, power, dizzying ups and downs and, of course, silence. This book breaks the silence around super-profitable assets and familiar brands. Journalist Denis Puzyrev traced the social, economic and political history of vodka after the collapse of the USSR. Why is the world's most famous vodka, Stolichnaya, no longer Russian? What happened to Vladimir Dovgan? How are Vladislav Surkov, the first Maidan and Putinka connected? Was it possible to cut off the supply of counterfeit vodka under Putin? How did his closest friend take over the market? How many people died in the battles for distilleries? “The Recent History of Russia in 14 Bottles of Vodka” opens your eyes to the events of the last thirty years from an unexpected and exciting perspective.