How do Russians cure a hangover?

摘要

A thousand years ago, Prince Vladimir of Kiev chose Christianity as the religion of the eastern Slavs, partly because Islam forbids the use of alcohol. "Drink is the joy of the Russes. We cannot live without it," Vladimir declared, according to the ancient Primary Chronicle. Russians, it seems, have always drunk a lot—yet never as much as today. The average Russian adult male now consumes 160 to 180 half-liter bottles of vodka per year, an astounding 8 ounces per day.