Yes, that's certainly fine anecdotal evidence, and I'm well aware of the "drunken Russian" stereotype, but I'm looking for hard numbers. For example, alcohol c

Yes, that's certainly fine anecdotal evidence, and I'm well aware of the "drunken Russian" stereotype, but I'm looking for hard numbers. For example, alcohol consumption per capita (among those 15 years and older) in Russia is less than Spain, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Ireland, Nigeria, etc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_co...