A History of Vodka

A History of Vodka
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Publisher : Verso
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 0860913597
ISBN-13 : 9780860913597
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Book Synopsis A History of Vodka by : Вильям Васильевич Похлебкин

Download or read book A History of Vodka written by Вильям Васильевич Похлебкин and published by Verso. This book was released on 1992-12-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With formidable scholarship and considerable dry wit, William Pokhlebkin, one of Russia's best-known historians sets out on the detective trail. His aim: to reveal the strange truth about his country's most famous tipple. The result is a triumph of historical deduction.


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