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In the USSR, the favored alcoholic beverage is vodka, the only purpose of which is to produce quick intoxication. Government statistics since 1963 have been presented misleadingly to cover up the amount of vodka consumed, but careful analysis of these statistics reveals a subtantial increase in the drinking of alcohol since 1940. Alcohol is, in fact, the leading commodity in Russia, far ahead of clothing or meat, the next most important. Vodka is very profitable to the factories which produce it, & even more so to the state which taxes it, up to 92.4% of the total price to the consumer. The statistics ignore the great amounts produced by home distilling. The increase in Soviet alcohol consumption has become so rapid as to be uncontrollable. In fact, the state is not seriously attempting to control drunkenness, but to profit from it. W. H. Stoddard.

From Dictatorship to Democracy: Spanish Reportage discusses the problems of contemporary Spain and deals with the 'Spanish miracle'- the country's gradual peaceful transition from fascist dictatorship to democracy. The book is structured based on a chronological order of presenting facts. The text begins with a description of Spain during Franco's times. Spain is then described '30 years after' the civil war of1936-1939. The book is concluded with an account of events connected with the victory of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. The various 'storeys' of Spanish society that played a spec.

This scientifi work analyzes various concepts of freedom in the information society.The author cites many options these representations of freedom like autonomy of the individual to freedom as freedom from government restrictions. The author concludes that new technologies and capabilities are at the same time the expansion of human freedom and its limitations.Freedom as private autonomy does not lose its relevance. This right of non-interference by unauthorized persons and state in your privacy without your consent still has many supporters in Western societies, and societies, approaching the level of development to them, because it is one of the foundations of individuality and democracy in the world. On the other hand, the introduction of information technology in addition to more opportunities to expand their social circle gives more control authorities, the state and criminals more space for the collection and storage of data about individuals to be used against them. Example of the Snouderom scandal and NSA and US government claims against Apple shows that even in democratic states is the security of privacy on the fist plane. Information Society gives a person discover a completely different world - a world of consumption, where there are quite different rules of the game where the game is on the symbolic capital that is endless and it is enough for everyone. This illusory world, where all winners go where everyone feels the freedom, respect, self-development, but these people spin in this environment, forget about the true and real values, real freedom, love and self-realization. Moreover, these people are easily manipulated and are dependent on the source of symbolic capital, advertising, fashion, and more. Gaining representation of freedom as autonomy and communities that love and community are not separated from each other, it is a complex system that interacts with each other and only community people can realize their values and life goals. It was the threat of destruction and assimilation of these communities, according to their supporters, is the biggest threat and lack of freedom. On the other side stand side kraynopravomu libertariyantsi that threaten freedom to see restrictions imposed by the state, and freedom - liberation from these constraints. ; В этой работе проанализированы различные концепции свободы в информационном обществе. Автор приводит поливариатность этих представлений, от свободы, как автономки индивида к свободе, как избавление от государственных ограничений.Автор приходит к выводу, что нове технологии и возможности несут одновременно расширение свободы человека и ее ограничения. ; У цій праці проаналізовано різні концепції свободи в інформаційному суспільстві. Наводиться поліваріатність цих представлень від свободи, як автономії індивіда, до свободи, як позбавлення державних обмежень. Автор приходить до висновків, що нові технології та можливості несуть одночасно розширення свободи людини та її обмеження.