On booze, and Russian national security

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Greetings, comrades and comradesses! On the day when a rampant terrorist shot the Russian ambassador in Turkey dead, the Russian people didn't give a damn about that news, as much as they were shaken by other news coming from the heart of Siberia. And there's good reason they cared about it so much, because it directly impacts their sense of safety and security - to such an extent that the local authorities declared a state of emergency in Irkutsk, banning all liquid sales. The reason? 60+ people went to meet their creator after having ingested fake alcohol. And that's not just some obscure footnote in some online media, it's the fucking News.Ru being the first to report on it. So it must matter a lot, guys!

( If that`s not the most Russian thing ever, I don`t know what is. )