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Studies show Russians drink more hard liquor than any other nation in the world, including vodka -- which means "little water."
In Russia, the drink isn't sipped; it's drunk bottoms up, and is usually followed by a chaser -- usually something salty or pickled.
Most importantly though, it's not about how you drink your vodka -- it's about why.
Throughout Russia's turbulent history, vodka has been the ultimate remedy for people to forget their troubles.
Author Viktor Erofeyev, who has studied the history of the drink, calls it "the Russian God."
"Other countries they can drink. In Russia, it is not drinking. You are drinking not vodka. You are drinking your soul."
He said Russia's history would have been very different if it hadn't included vodka.
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