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Alcohol was the drug of choice in East Germany, where it was consumed at the workbench, in the office and at party headquarters, according to a new book. East Germans spent more on alcohol than any other Europeans.
Research reveals widespread alcoholism in communist East Germany | Culture & Lifestyle | Deutsche Welle | 30.04.2011
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Basic everyday items like ketchup and paper tissue were hard to come by in the GDR, yet alcoholic beverages were almost always available. Crystal vodka, which contained 40 percent alcohol, was especially popular and was affectionately known as "blue strangler," owing to its blue label.
Same issue, but different people.
When Gorbachev wanted his 'Soviet Union' people to stop drinking vodka that caused almost another revolution. Finally, he had to cave in to demands.
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