[lbo-talk] "Life and death under Russian capitalism"

[Chris Doss]

As an aside, this reviewer doesn't know Russian.
"Dedy" means "grandfathers."

This stuff was all happening in the Soviet Union,
except that alcohol was much more expensive. Average
monthly wage could buy 35 bottles of vodka in 1970,
vs. 135 today. Being an alcoholic in the USSR was
hard.

Scotland has the same male mortality dynamics,
incidentally, and for the same reason. I would guess
Ireland isn't far off. (Wendy? Jason?)

--- "B." <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
Reflected through the book is the fact that it is
capitalism that is inflicting dedy in Russia, whipping
men beyond human endurance at work and encouraging
vodka-soaked escapism.

Lyubo, bratsy, lyubo, lyubo, bratsy, zhit!

ËÞÁÎ, ÁÐÀÒÖÛ, ËÞÁÎ, ËÞÁÎ, ÁÐÀÒÖÛ, ÆÈÒÜ!


       
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