An anti-alcohol campaign by Moscow in the mid-1980s contributed to a sharp decline in grape production in the late 1980s.

The anti-alcohol campaign has achieved some of its intended goals.

He also criticizes himself for not speaking out when Mr. Gorbachev instituted his anti-alcohol campaign soon after taking office in 1985.

Sports bars jammed with fans are not a Moscow tradition, particularly in these days of an anti-alcohol campaign.

A combination of low world prices for oil, the Soviet Union's biggest export, and an ill-fated anti-alcohol campaign had left the treasury depleted.

Last year he pressed his anti-alcohol campaign just as he was disclosing plans for restructuring the economy.

As president he conducted an anti-alcohol campaign and wanted to institute national prohibition, which had recently been tried in the United States.

The draconian anti-alcohol campaign, introduced in May 1985, cut liquor store hours and raised vodka prices.

He eagerly fired laggards, began an anti-alcohol campaign and created a stern corporate culture that demanded hard work.

Complaints over the latest anti-alcohol campaign have been greeted with disdain by senior officials charged with carrying out the decree.