Previous studies have shown that Russian men drink relatively infrequently, but consume high amounts of alcohol per occasion (Bobak et al., 1999; Malyutina et al., 2001; Nicholson et al., 2005). These findings were confirmed by the present study, where the mean amount consumed by men per occasion was already higher than what is normally considered as constituting binge drinking. On the other hand, the present study also showed that the frequency of drinking among Russian men varied, with the respondents distributed fairly evenly between the response categories with the exception of daily drinking. A large majority of women reported drinking almost never or only on special occasions, and only a very small proportion reported drinking several times a week or every day. The mean amount of alcohol consumed per occasion was also only half of what is regarded as a level which constitutes binge drinking for women. In fact, Moscow women, on average, probably drink less than women in London or Prague (Rehm et al., 2007).