The consumption of alcoholic beverages in the modern Russia: the regional level

The article is devoted to the analysis of regional aspects of consumption of alcoholic products in contemporary Russia. Draws attention to regional types of alcohol consumption in Europa - south type (preferential consumption of wine), northern type (preference is given to strong drink) and Central Europe (orientation on beer and occasional consumption of strong alcohol). Detected levels of territorial consumption of alcoholic beverages in Russia. Set the offset of the «pole» the most consumption from the center to the east of the country. Reduced sale of vodka were replaced by the growing sales of beer and wine products. The spatial pattern of consumption marked by a certain latitudinal zonality of the alcohol situation in the regions: from north to south and from west to east.