Toasts are usually given at the beginning of the meal, or at the end, or throughout the meal. Very long meals are common. So is lots of alcohol. Alcohol, the Other "ism" "Demon vodka" as the Russians call it, is the national vice, a major cause of many social and relational ...
In this sequel toOperation Y, Shurik goes on an expedition to the Caucasus to learn about local customs and drinking toasts. The locals refuse to give toasts unless Shurik drinks with them, and on one occasion he is even offered to observe a highly unusual custom—bride-stealing, which turns...