A Russian Catastrophe

Because of a bureaucratic snafu, Russian vodka distilleries are closed. It seems that the government decided new stamps needed to be issued. Unfortunately, they could not produce them very quickly. As a result, most of the distilleries are shut down. However, bootleggers are trying to fill the gap. Unfortunately, a certain amount of the illegal vodka is deadly; last year 40,000 people died after drinking this rotgut.