Russian men losing years to vodka: spirit linked to 35% of cases where a man dies before age 55, with study citing national sport of spectacular drunkenness.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/31/russian-men-losing-years-to-vodka
Terry: Vera, did you know that 25% of Russian men die before the age of 55?
Vera: Yes, I did, my dad was one of them.
Stalin is giving a speech when somebody sneezes. He asks, “who did that?”. Silence. He says, “kill the first row”. He asks, “who did that?”. Silence. He says, “kill the second row”. He asks, “who did that?”. An arm shakes upwards and a small voice says “me”. “Bless you”, says Stalin.