January 31 - Wednesday
Birthday of Russian vodka. The event that caused the informal establishment of the Vodka Birthday was on January 31, 1865. On this day in St. Petersburg, Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev defended his famous doctoral thesis "On the connection of alcohol with water," over which he worked in 1863-1864. The thesis is kept in the museum of the great scientist - in St. Petersburg State University.
Some sources report that white bread wine was brought to Russia from Scandinavia in the 16th century; others - that 100 years earlier, from Genoa. There are also reports that in Russia strong drinks were consumed already in the 11th-12th centuries. By the way, the strength of vodka in our country has never been a dogma. Traditionally, different grades were produced - 38, 45 and even 56 degrees. Now, as is known, there are also stronger varieties.
In 1985, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized alcohol and tobacco as narcotic substances. And in Fyodor Uglov's book The Truth About Allowed Drugs notes that 45 grams of alcohol, regardless of the culture of consumption, will definitely kill 1000 neurons of the brain.
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