Anti-alcohol posters in the Soviet Union

Just say no Here comes the New Year, a time of unrestrained excesses worldwide and I thought it might be well timed to have a visual reminder of the dangers we face when we raise our glass or grab a bottle.
These posters remind us also of the Soviet Union's and Russia's long-running struggle with a national plague, the chronic drunkenness among a sizeable part of its male population. This fight took many forms along the 20th century including a total prohibition try during the Gorbatchev years, and state-employed artists provided dozens of images to move workers away from disastrous overdrinking habits.
This problem never really went away and a couple years ago, a new Russian law restricted the sales of alcohol after certain hours, thus closing off the access to the wine and vodka aisles in supermarkets. The St Petersburg government recently added amendments to widen the hours during which alcohol couldn't be purchased.
With the growing prosperity and travel capacity, airlines are also faced with an increasing number of unruly passengers getting into brawls during flights after excessive drinking, and the authorities consider forbidding in-flight booze sales. I noticed myself when I flew on Aeroflot earlier this year that the flight attendants didn't offer vodka anymore, you had to pay for it. Russia is not Russia anymore...

Prisonners of drinking Sad exchange Diverse inner life And they're calling us pigs... The worst ennemy of the black-marketeer Down with drinkers - Say it Loud ! 1929 The ennemy of reason Have mercy for the unborn child Clean up ! Too late
Dad, don't drink ! Eradicate this evil (1959) Na Zdrovye... (1969) No drunk workers (1966) Not a drop ! (1961)
Overcome Remember you need to wake up early tomorrow morning Cultural revolution (1930) Collateral casualty Russian field alcOhol Drunkards out ! Change for the better Don't be drunk ! Crime accomplice Behind vodka bars Ennemy of the cultural revolution Stop ! (1929) Slippery behaviour Shame ! Don't dare ! (1989) Swapped You drink, your family is hungry (1930) Where is the family money ? Was given wine, lost his mind Bad for your heart Vodka bad for production Keep your head The river starts with a trickle Stop samogon ! [samogon is moonshine] Time to stop this collective madness Just switch labels [fruit juice in the place of 19%-strong white wine] Modern anti-alcohol ad targeting womenOriginal text :Чрезмерное потребление пива влияет на женственность. Это приводит к росту волос на лице и резкому запаху тела за счет увеличения мужских гормонов

Excessive consumption of beer affects feminity. It leads to an increase in facial hair and body odor because of an increase in male hormones

Healthy family :Children : happiness of the family and the nation's future (1950)

Comments

[HapinessSavouredHot]

Those posters are quite something! Thank you for sharing!

Alcohol, just like food, is better in moderation. I believe it's possible to enjoy it healthily if you keep it in check. (I personally open a bottle of wine per MONTH approximately, and I don't have any other alcohol).