RUSSIA-ALCOHOL

MOS15-19980924-MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: A tax inspector looks at bottles of vodka in a small shop in Moscow 30 September to check its authenticity. Russia's new government of Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov decided to restore the state monopoly on vodka trade. The move, Primakov argues, will not save only money for the budget, but lives as well. (TO GO WITH AFP STORY- RUSSIA-VODKA) EPA PHOTO/AFP ALEXNDER NEMENOV