Sam
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![The Russian state’s monopoly on vodka meant that by the eve of the First World War, it was providing just under a fifth of total revenue.
The French tobacco monopoly accounted for over 7% of revenue at its peak in the eighteenth century.
[from Niall Ferguson's Cash Nexus]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gux79a3XQAAHp1C.jpg "Sam (@discoplomacy) on Twitter photo The Russian state’s monopoly on vodka meant that by the eve of the First World War, it was providing just under a fifth of total revenue.
The French tobacco monopoly accounted for over 7% of revenue at its peak in the eighteenth century.
[from Niall Ferguson's Cash Nexus]")