Few words about vodka National drink! You are not able to understand mysterious Russian soul without understanding what vodka really is because it is a part of Russian culture and soul! Russians drink too much vodka! Is it so? Of course being a patriot I do want to belive that vodka was invented by Russians but it is not clear till now. Poland, Ukraine, Belarus as well as Russia can be named the countries which invented vodka. But nowdays who cares? The only strong brend which our nation has, proud and fame of Russia is vodka. It makes me a little confusing. I belong to young generation which was brought up in 90s. In my childhood I watched Robocop,Terminator and other hollywood trash pictures. The USA celebrated the collapse of the USSR and began to influence on our self-actualization and self-determination. Many times in my life I watched hollywood films with participation of "russian" characters. These pseudo-russians spoke very bad English and adored vodka. The more you see such stereotypes about your nation the more you belive in it. Young generation does not choose vodka. There are two main reasons: - hard to drink; - become drunk very fast; So we prefer to drink coctails and beer. Of course I am a realist and can admit that rural areas of my country is paralysed with alcoholism. Villagers mainly drink vodka (or self-manufactured vodka) because it is the fastest way to achive their goals. But always remember that our health is priceless and we should pay much more attention to it.