Excerpt from Russian ProhibitionOne~can hardly say that the Russian government gave more than tardy heed to the warning which these experiences presented. It was not until-the middle of 1914 that a ukase was issued putting rigid anti-al cohol regulations into force in the army. In the nick of time, indeed! Two months later came the crash which was to tax Russia's morale and resources as at no period since Napoleonic days.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.