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Boris Yeltsin

Died: 2007
Originally from: Kazan
Profession: Politician
At: Moscow

Transformer of the new Russia, and a quite heroic lush, Boris Yeltsin died five years ago next week - but his vodka dancing will long outlive him.

So who was Boris Yeltsin?
Born in Siberia into a family so poor they had to move when their only cow died, Boris Yeltsin was almost drowned during his baptism when a drunken priest dropped him in a font, and later mangled his hand while disassembling a live hand grenade using a hammer and a rock.

Blessed with a razor sharp mind, he rose through the challenging environment of Soviet politics to become the man responsible for what Russia is today, from standing atop a tank to face down an attempted coup to authorising the brutal war in Chechnya.

Yet for many Westerners he will be more famous for a general fondness for liquids that makes Churchill seem like a Quaker, all the while with his finger on the nuclear button.

Where did he drink?
Where didn't he drink? State dinners. Private dachas. Limousines... Boats...

What did he d

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History of Vodka in Russia

Adapted from The Little Water of Life by Paul E. Richardson & Mikhail Ivanov, Russian Life magazine 1998.

1998 may well represent the 600th anniversary of the arrival of vodka in Russia. One writer from the 19th century noted that vodka appeared in Russia no earlier than 1398, when the Genoese began shipping vodka to Lithuania. Although this may be accurate, it was not until the mid- to late-1400's that distillation of vodka began in Russia. Within another 100 years, the state was starting to move in and set up a monopoly over the production and sale of vodka that would last -- but for a thirty year hiatus -- for the next four centuries. Over that period, vodka has come to play a vital role in Russian culture, in the financing of the Russian state, and, sadly, in the destruction of families and individuals due to alcoholism, abuse and accidents.

The Russian Drink

Many nations of the world have a singular drink that they have come to be identified with and that has come to be identified with them. For the French it is wine; the British and

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Boris Jelzin

Brief Story of Boris Jelzin Spirit

Boris Jelzin Vodka is named after Soviet and Russian politician Boris Jelzin, who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 until 1999, allowing for the manufacturing of Vodka once more.

The delicious Boris Jelzin Vodka Currant from France demonstrates that not only Russia and Poland have absorbed the skill of burning first-class Vodka. Vodka is a distilled liquor originating in Eastern Europe, produced mostly from water and ethanol.

Vodka gets its name from the Russian word "Voda" or the Polish word "Woda," which both mean "water."Boris Jelzin Vodka has grown into an international brand with sales in excess of 15 million bottles per year in over 80 countries.

The exquisite Boris Jelzin Vodka Currant produced a full-bodied feeling with a delightful scent of blackcurrant, which was taken to heart by the French firm, who named their sought-after brand after this exceptional guy.

The firm has also enforced on itself the use of only natural components as a quality feature. This is demonstrated by