Something I heard from a Russian programmer

The Gorbachev-era atrocity that remains unreported:

When he had the satori slap the country was on a never-ending jag, he ordered all the Moldovan vineyards cut down. All of them. And it wasn't because of a lack of sustainable ag. They just slaughtered perfectly good grapes.

Martinis before, wine with. It's ok, last time I checked.