Today in 1990, Tatarstan announced their Independence from the USSR, though it didn’t stick and they became part of the Russian Federation, though it’s stil celebrated as a holiday.
Tatarstan
Tatarstan Breweries
- Bulgarpivo
- Joker Bar
- Pivzavod AO Krasniy Vostok
Tatarstan Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.00%
- Full Name: Republic of Tatarstan
- Location: Center of the East European Plain, approximately 500 miles east of Moscow, between the Volga and the Kama Rivers, and east to the Ural mountains.
- Government Type: Democratic constitutional state associated with the Russian Federation by the Constitution of the Russian Federation
- Language: Tatar (a.k.a. Tatarian)
- Religion(s): Muslim 55%, Russian Orthodox 45%
- Capital: Kazan
- Population: 3,772,800
- Area: 68,000 sq km
- National Food: Ndolé
- National Symbols: Winged Leopard; Tatar Tulip
- Affiliations: None
- Independence: August 30, 1990, Tatarstan announced its sovereignty with Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992, the Tatarstan Constitution defined Tatarstan as a Sovereign State, but their constitution, as of 2002, defined Tatarstan as a part of Russian Federation.
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: None (to drink); 18 (to buy)
- BAC: 0.03%
- Number of Breweries: 13
- How to Say “Beer”: bira / sira / сыра
- How to Order a Beer: ber bira, zínhar öçen
- How to Say “Cheers”: сёлёмётлек
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 33%
- Wine: 1%
- Spirits: 63%
- Other: 3%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 11.03
- Unrecorded: 4.73
- Total: 15.76
- Beer: 3.65
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 11.2 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: Time, location, specific events, intoxicated persons, petrol stations
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: 5
Prohibition: None
