Question

For most of the Soviet era, alochol was a tremendous source of revenue for the Soviet state, which exercised a monopoly on alcohol's production and distribution. For example, in 1979 the Soviet state derived a whopping 25.4 billion rubles in indirect taxes from the sale of alcoholic beverages, an amount greater than what was paid in income tax.

Answer 1

Answer: true

Explanation: the alcoholism in that time was the major cause in the soviet society of the high rates of child abuse, self damage, divorces, absenteeism, and accidents on the job. Also it contributed to the rise of mortality rates particularly among Soviet males that was detected in the 1970s. Alcohol was one of the initial catalysts of that time.