August 22, 1941 came in history as the birthday of the famous 'hundred grams'. On this day, the Chairman of the State Defense Committee (SDC) of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, issued a decree number 562 on the daily providing soldiers with half a cup of 'fuel', it was known as 'Narkomovskaya' 100 grams. The idea is not only to supply the army with shells and foot wraps, but also with strong drink came to a head commissar Kliment Voroshilov in January 1940. The reason was simple: the Red Army bogged down in the snow in Finland and cold. Voroshilov decided to raise the spirit of the soldiers and commanders, giving daily to 100 grams of vodka (for the pilots – brandy).
