The Russian government has introduced a minimum price of about $3 a bottle for vodka as part of new year reforms aimed at curbing alcohol abuse among its vodka-loving population.
The move is one of series of measures designed to tackle the problem but it appears old habits die hard.
Neave Barker reports from Moscow.
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