Alcoholism is cited by many historians as being the main factor behind the high rate of absenteeism, abuse and truancy in the U.S.S.R. Its effect on work discipline was devastating.
Alcoholism was so rampant that in late 1980s, Gorbachev went so far as to try to limit consumption to two bottles of vodka per week per family.
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