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1. Venedikt Erofeev's Art of Alcoholism: Vodka gets its fair share of PR as far as Russia is concerned. But is it always for the right reasons? October 24 marks the birth of Venedikt Erofeev, at least as well known for his drinking and vagrancy as for his writing.; Tags: vodka, Erofeev, Soviet; By Alice E.M. Underwood

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1815: Russia, Prussia and Austria form the Holy Alliance.

1932: Vladimir Voynovich, writer, born

1954: Moscow radio reported U.S.S.R. sent rockets 240-miles high

1968: Brezhnev Doctrine promulgated.

1983: Soviet orbital Early Missile Warning System (SPRN), code-named Oko, reported a single intercontinental ballistic missile launch from the territory of the United States. Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who was on duty during the incident, correctly dismissed the warning as a computer error when ground early warning radars did not detect any launches.