It's possible but it's also a relatively new idea. In Tolstoy's time anybody who...

bandrami on June 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)

It's possible but it's also a relatively new idea. In Tolstoy's time anybody who wasn't a teetotaler was pretty much drinking until they passed out, every day. Military rations included a daily gallon of beer or quart of distilled liquor.