Russian alcohol crackdown topples monument to vodka

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Russian alcohol crackdown topples monument to vodka

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-alcohol-crackdown-topples-monument-vodka-132622246.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3QvnRVak.xtoxjJngfkQxg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-07T172303Z_1_CBRE9161CAH00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-RUSSIA-ALCOHOL-STATUE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout picture shows a monument in the shape of a vodka bottle in the Russian Urals town of Glazov" align="left" title="A handout picture shows a monument in the shape of a vodka bottle in the Russian Urals town of Glazov" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian monument to a bottle of vodka has been toppled over fears that it could be seen as an illegal advert for the country's favourite tipple. The three-metre metal sculpture had become a local landmark in the Urals town of Glazov, 1,000 km (600 miles) east of Moscow. But residents woke up one morning last week to discover it had disappeared, leaving only an empty plinth. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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